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Three Hours to Kill

1954 · 1h 17m · Mystery, Western · United States of America · Rated 12 (DE)

The Man With The Rope Scar ON HIS NECK!

After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.

Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
Written by
Richard Alan Simmons, Roy Huggins
Story by
Alex Gottlieb
Starring
Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, Dianne Foster, Stephen Elliott
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Rating12 (DE)

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