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Count the Hours (1953)

Count the Hours poster
Original title
Count the Hours!
Directed by
Don Siegel
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film, trial film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lawyer defends a migrant farm worker who is wrongly accused of murdering a wealthy rancher and his wife. As the trial moves quickly toward a conviction, the lawyer and his wife race to find the real killer before time runs out.

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What happens

Count the Hours! is a 1953 film noir directed by Don Siegel, featuring Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright, John Craven, and Jack Elam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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