Twelve Hours to Kill

Last updated
Twelve Hours to Kill
Twelve Hours to Kill FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Jerry Sohl
Based onSet Up for Murder
1959 Saturday Evening Post
by Richard G. Stern
Produced byJohn Healy
Starring Nico Minardos
Barbara Eden
Grant Richards
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Betty Steinberg
Music by Paul Dunlap
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Twelve Hours to Kill (also known as 12 Hours to Kill) is a 1960 American crime drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Nico Minardos and Barbara Eden. [1]

Contents

Plot

Martin Filones (Nico Minardos), a young Greek man, witnesses the murder of gangster Frankie Russo, and is ushered off into the relative "safety" of suburban obscurity by Lt. Jim Carnevan (Grant Richards), unaware that he is being double-crossed by a crooked gendarme. Barbara Eden plays the femme fatale of the story.

Cast

Production

Twelve Hours to Kill was the first lead role for Nico Minadros, who had been in Holiday for Lovers . [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernando Lamas</span> Argentine-American actor (1915–1982)

Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Lauter</span> American actor (1914-1990)

Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter was an American character actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Hutton</span> American actor (1934–1979)

Dana Scott James "Jim" Hutton was an American actor in film and television best remembered for his role as Ellery Queen in the 1970s TV series of the same name, and his screen partnership with Paula Prentiss in four films, starting with Where the Boys Are. He is the father of actor Timothy Hutton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Conway</span> British actor (1904–1967)

Tom Conway was a British film, television, and radio actor. He is remembered for playing suave adventurer The Falcon in a series of 1940s films and psychiatrist Dr. Louis Judd in Cat People (1942) and The Seventh Victim (1943).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howard Duff</span> American actor (1913–1990)

Howard Green Duff was an American actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barton MacLane</span> Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969)

Barton MacLane was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC television comedy series I Dream of Jeannie, with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill Williams (actor)</span> American actor (1915–1992)

Herman August Wilhelm Katt, known professionally as Bill Williams, was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the titular character in the western series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Haggerty</span> American actor (1914–1988)

Don Haggerty was an American actor of film and television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Bannon</span> American actor

James Shorttel Bannon was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the I Love a Mystery and Red Ryder series during the 1940s and 1950s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nico Minardos</span> Greek-American actor

Nico Minardos was a Greek-American actor.

<i>It Happened in Athens</i> 1962 film by Andrew Marton

It Happened in Athens is a 1962 American sports comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox. It is directed by Andrew Marton and features Jayne Mansfield, newcomer Trax Colton, Maria Xénia, Nico Minardos, Roger Browne in his debut, and Olympic champion Bob Mathias.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kieron Moore (Irish actor)</span> Irish actor (1924–2007)

Kieron Moore was an Irish film and television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. He played Count Vronsky in the film adaptation of Anna Karenina (1948) with Vivien Leigh.

<i>The Detectives</i> (1959 TV series) 1959 American TV series or program

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television in association with Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Kent (actor)</span> American actor (1908–1955)

Robert Kent, was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider. He also had a role in the 1938 film The Gladiator and was Virginia Vale's leading man in Blonde Comet, a 1941 movie about a female racing driver.

<i>Jumping for Joy</i> 1956 film by John Paddy Carstairs

Jumping for Joy is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. It was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies. It tells of the comic adventures of an ex-worker at a greyhound racing track.

<i>Little Big Horn</i> (film) 1951 film by Charles Marquis Warren

Little Big Horn is a 1951 American Western film written and directed by Charles Marquis Warren starring Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland and Marie Windsor.

<i>Davy Crockett, Indian Scout</i> 1950 film by Lew Landers

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did Jim Thorpe. The film was shot at the Motion Picture Centre, with filming commencing June 1948. Much of the footage was taken from the 1940 film Kit Carson, starring Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, and Clayton Moore.

<i>Plunder Road</i> 1957 film by Hubert Cornfield

Plunder Road is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper and Wayne Morris.

Eyes of Terror is a 1994 American thriller television film and a sequel to Visions of Murder (1993) starring Barbara Eden reprising her role as psychic psychologist Dr. Jesse Newman.

<i>Ghost Diver</i> 1957 American adventure film by Richard Einfeld and Merrill G. White

Ghost Diver is a 1957 American adventure film written and directed by Richard Einfeld and Merrill G. White, who usually worked as editors. The film stars James Craig, Audrey Totter, Nico Minardos, Lowell Brown, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. and Pira Louis. The film was released in October 1957, by 20th Century Fox.

References

  1. "12 HOURS TO KILL". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 27. 1960. p. 101. ProQuest   1305823192.
  2. Scheuer, P. K. (Dec 30, 1959). "Donehue to direct 'campobello" film". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167606982.