Count the Hours!

Apr 1, 1953

1h 16m

★ 5.2

THE PICTURE OF UNCOUNTED "THRILLS"!

Overview

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Benedict Bogeaus Production

Count the Hours! Trailers

Cast

Ellen Braden

Teresa Wright

Doug Madison

Macdonald Carey

Paula Mitchener

Dolores Moran

Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend

Adele Mara

Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie

Edgar Barrier

George Braden

John Craven

Max Verne

Jack Elam

Alvin Taylor

Ralph Sanford

Prison Guard

Gene Roth

Reporter (uncredited)

Dolores Fuller

Angry Citizen

Jack Carr

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.

6.1

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Dec 26, 1950

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.

6.4

Melvin and Howard

Sep 19, 1980

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

5.6

Chinatown at Midnight

Nov 17, 1949

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

6.2

Goth

Dec 20, 2008

Itsuki and Yoru share a passion for the dark and death, making them the perfect choice to track down a serial killer who is roaming the streets.

6.0

Among the Living

Dec 12, 1941

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

6.1

The Woman on the Beach

Jun 7, 1947

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

6.3

711 Ocean Drive

Jul 1, 1950

A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.

6.7

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Nov 21, 2003

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

6.8

The Unbelievable Truth

Jul 20, 1990

After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

6.3

Witness to Murder

Apr 15, 1954

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

5.9

Nocturne

Oct 29, 1946

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.

6.3

The Locket

Dec 20, 1946

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

5.4

Appointment with a Shadow

Sep 1, 1957

George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.

5.9

5 Against the House

Jun 10, 1955

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

7.1

The Breaking Point

Oct 6, 1950

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

7.0

Phantom Lady

Jan 28, 1944

A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.

4.8

The Human Jungle

Oct 3, 1954

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.