Three Hours to Kill (1954)

5.1/10 77 min Western Mystery

Overview

After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.

Cast

Dana Andrews

Jim Guthrie

Donna Reed

Laurie Mastin

Dianne Foster

Chris Palmer

Stephen Elliott

Sheriff Ben East

Richard Coogan

Niles Hendricks

James Westerfield

Sam Minor

Richard Webb

Carter Mastin

Carolyn Jones

Polly

Whit Bissell

Deke

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