One Hour to Live

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One Hour to Live
One Hour to Live poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Harold D. Schuster
Screenplay by Roy Chanslor
Produced by George Yohalem
Starring Charles Bickford
Doris Nolan
John Litel
Samuel S. Hinds
Paul Guilfoyle
Robert Emmett Keane
Cinematography George Robinson
Edited by Edward Curtiss
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 10, 1939 (1939-11-10)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$81,000 [1]

One Hour to Live is a 1939 American crime film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Charles Bickford, Doris Nolan, John Litel, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Guilfoyle and Robert Emmett Keane. The film was released on November 10, 1939, by Universal Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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