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La Dernière Minute

Titre original : Count the Hours
  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 16min
NOTE IMDb
6,2/10
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Macdonald Carey, Adele Mara, and Teresa Wright in La Dernière Minute (1953)
Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueLawyer 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.

  • Réalisation
    • Don Siegel
  • Scénario
    • Doane R. Hoag
    • Karen DeWolf
  • Casting principal
    • Teresa Wright
    • Macdonald Carey
    • Dolores Moran
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • NOTE IMDb
    6,2/10
    927
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Don Siegel
    • Scénario
      • Doane R. Hoag
      • Karen DeWolf
    • Casting principal
      • Teresa Wright
      • Macdonald Carey
      • Dolores Moran
    • 26avis d'utilisateurs
    • 9avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Ellen Braden
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Doug Madison
    Dolores Moran
    Dolores Moran
    • Paula Mitchener
    Adele Mara
    Adele Mara
    • Gracie Sager - Max Verne's Girlfriend
    Edgar Barrier
    Edgar Barrier
    • Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
    John Craven
    John Craven
    • George Braden
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Max Verne
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    • Alvin Taylor
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Court Stenographer
    • (non crédité)
    Marshall Bradford
    Marshall Bradford
    • Coroner
    • (non crédité)
    Ralph Brooks
    Ralph Brooks
    • Courtroom Photographer
    • (non crédité)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Citizen
    • (non crédité)
    Jack Carr
    • Angry Citizen
    • (non crédité)
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Jury Foreman
    • (non crédité)
    Ralph Dumke
    Ralph Dumke
    • Bartender
    • (non crédité)
    Richard Emory
    Richard Emory
    • Reporter
    • (non crédité)
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Deputy
    • (non crédité)
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Judge #2
    • (non crédité)
    • Réalisation
      • Don Siegel
    • Scénario
      • Doane R. Hoag
      • Karen DeWolf
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    7krocheav

    Count The Hours - Story With Visual Style

    Surprisingly interesting story for a B picture from the early fifties - this could have been made as a major feature if it was given a bigger budget and a director worthy of its plot developments. Sincere performances by Teresa Wright and McDonald Cary are well above the average but director Don Siegel is just not the right man for the job. The story by Doane Hoag has all the right twists and turns and holds the interest but needed more attention to detail and less clichéd handling. The music score was certainly different but seemed to have been lifted from a Si-Fi -'body snatcher' type movie.

    If looking for a 50s time passer (with undeveloped possibilities) this is still worth a look. Prolific and inventive Award winning Hungarian cinematographer John Alton shows terrific flair for B/W photography and lighting - lifting this little crime meller to above average standards. The ending is typical of the era - but, still better than many other average B pictures.
    6blanche-2

    second feature made interesting by the actors

    MacDonald Carey and Teresa Wright, both of whom starred in Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, work together again in a less prestigious film, "Count the Hours" from 1953, directed by Don Siegel.

    Wright is Ellen Braden, whose husband George (John Craven), a migrant worker, is arrested for the murder of an elderly man and his housekeeper that was done apparently during a robbery - the man kept a lot of money in his house.

    When asked if he has a gun, he at first says no. His wife runs home and throws the gun in the lake, but she's seen doing it. By then he's admitted to having one. He's believed to be guilty.

    Carey plays attorney Doug Madison, who is asked to take the case but refuses. After speaking with Mrs. Braden, he changes his mind. He's convinced that they have to find the gun. But when they do, it's a disappointment. Doug believes in George's innocence, which means they have to find the killer.

    Pretty good mystery-suspense film which also features Jack Elam. Wright is sympathetic as the pregnant Ellen who believes in her husband, but John Craven doesn't register much.

    Carey was an affable leading man who found his great success on Days of Our Lives. He had a wonderful speaking voice and a gentle presence. Elam is his usual evil-looking and sleazy self.

    On the ordinary side but tense nonetheless.
    6SnoopyStyle

    overwrought acting

    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.
    7gavin6942

    Fun Little B-Film

    A lawyer defends a migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.

    What is interesting, first of all, is how the defendant is described as a "migrant worker". That is not incorrect, but I think perhaps the connotation in 1953 is different than in 2017, because now the term would almost exclusively be referring to a Latino employee. In fact, the United Nations defines a migrant worker as "a person who is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national." This, more often than not, would be Mexican farmhands in the case of the United States.

    Anyway, the film is quite good. I don't know if it was a feature or a B-movie, as it does give the impression of not having big names attached and perhaps a smaller budget. But for entertainment purposes and a but of suspense, it does the job. In retrospect, it also serves as a great example of early work from director Don Siegel.
    5JohnSeal

    Flawed but interesting thriller

    MacDonald Carey stars as a public defender taking on the case of a migrant farm worker accused of killing his employer in this unusual RKO production. Directed stylishly by Don Siegel and marvelously photographed by the great John Alton, whose penchant for deep, angular shots is on display throughout, Count the Hours has plenty of the ingredients you'd expect a noir classic to feature. Sadly, it's let down by a drab screenplay by Karen Dewolf and a dull, Lon Chaney Jr.-style performance by John Craven as the falsely accused handy man. The film also suffers from a Louis Forbes score that features an overdone theremin theme whenever the real villain appears on the screen. Count the Hours looks great and also features good performances by Teresa Wright (in a role that seems tailor made for Patricia Neal) and Jack Elam, but on balance, it remains a frustrating though watchable failure.

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    • Anecdotes
      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.
    • Gaffes
      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.
    • Connexions
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    • Date de sortie
      • 1 avril 1953 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Horas amargas
    • Lieux de tournage
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis(Studio)
    • Société de production
      • Benedict Bogeaus Production
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    • Durée
      1 heure 16 minutes
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.37 : 1

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