Count the Hours

Original title: Count the Hours!

1953
A
1h 16m

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Macdonald Carey, Adele Mara, and Teresa Wright in Count the Hours (1953)

Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.

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6.2/10

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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

Frank Baker

Court Stenographer
(uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Coroner
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Courtroom Photographer
(uncredited)

Benny Burt

Citizen
(uncredited)

Jack Carr

Angry Citizen
(uncredited)

Robert Carson

Jury Foreman
(uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Bartender
(uncredited)

Richard Emory

Reporter
(uncredited)

Roy Engel

Deputy
(uncredited)

Sam Flint

Judge #2
(uncredited)

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Trivia
After Director of Photography John Alton agreed to shoot this movie, he asked Producer Benedict Bogeaus how much he had budgeted for rigging - the system of overhead pipes, brackets, ropes, and cables that suspend lights over a film set. Bogeaus told him four thousand dollars. "Give me two thousand dollars above my salary and I won't use any rigging," said Alton. He did it by using almost no overhead lighting at all, contributing to the film's rich visual atmosphere.

Goofs
The screen shows a newspaper article stating that George Braden is about to go on trial for the murder of Fred Morgan. However, two people were killed, so both names should have been given.

Connections
Referenced in Mau Mau Sex Sex (2001)

A robber breaks into a farm house. He is confronted by the owner and ends up killing the elderly couple. George Braden and his wife Ellen (Teresa Wright) are the neighbors. After some questionable responses, George is arrested for the murders. Doug Madison (Macdonald Carey) takes the case despite not believing in George's innocence.

At first, I thought some of this plot goes too far. I don't want to nitpick but I can't believe that they couldn't find the gun. Everybody knows where she threw it. It's not a raging river. Then I relaxed about it and realized that it's more about the acting style. The movie is doing that old melodramatic style. Teresa Wright is a great actress, but she's using her skills to do her utmost overwrought acting. I actually grew to like the plot especially if they could tweak some of it. I can see it be remade into something better.