One night. One confession. One lawyer racing to stop a clock he didn't start.
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Direction
Siegel crushes 76 minutes like a masterclass in pressure-cooker pacing.
Acting
Teresa Wright's desperate wife anchors the chaos with quiet fury.
Director
Don Siegel
Teresa Wright
Ellen Braden
Macdonald Carey
Doug Madison
Dolores Moran
Paula Mitchener
Adele Mara
Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
Edgar Barrier
Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
John Craven
George Braden
Jack Elam
Max Verne
Ralph Sanford
Alvin Taylor
Gene Roth
Prison Guard
Dolores Fuller
Reporter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Count the Hours/1953
US
