Three Sundays to Live | |
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Directed by | Ernest Morris |
Written by | Brian Clemens |
Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
Starring | Kieron Moore Jane Griffiths |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Edited by | Sidney Stone |
Music by | Edwin Astley Albert Elms |
Production company | |
Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
Release date | 1957 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Three Sundays to Live is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths. [1] [2]
The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after a death sentence had been passed, three Sundays must elapse before the execution. [3]
Young dance band leader, Frank Martin, is condemned to death for a murder he didn't commit. Desperate to prove his innocence, Frank escapes from jail, and with his girlfriend Judy, embarks upon the search for a blonde singer who was used to frame him for the killing. Using a contact who owes Frank a favour, they trace the singer, but the real killer shoots her through a window after she agrees to help them. However, Martin manages to trick the murderer into believing he's killed the wrong woman. When the killer returns to try again, Frank is waiting.
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