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Time to Kill

  • 1945
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the future that they consider impossible. Harr... Read allA group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the future that they consider impossible. Harry wants a better world for his two kids, Shorty and Eddie want to start a trucking company... Read allA group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the future that they consider impossible. Harry wants a better world for his two kids, Shorty and Eddie want to start a trucking company, Joe wants to learn about engines, and another of the gang just wants to know how to writ... Read all

  • Stars
    • George Reeves
    • Barry Nelson
    • Don Hanmer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Stars
      • George Reeves
      • Barry Nelson
      • Don Hanmer
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    George Reeves
    George Reeves
    • Frank
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Harry O'Brien
    Don Hanmer
    Don Hanmer
    • Shorty
    Jimmy Lydon
    Jimmy Lydon
    • Lou
    Don Taylor
    Don Taylor
    • George
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Peter
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Peter's Girl
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Education Services Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Betty White
    Betty White
    • Lou's Girl
    • (uncredited)
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    Skills you can take back to civilian life

    This Armed Forces film which must have gotten some civilian release shows a certain amount of professionalism. Among others in the cast are George Reeves, Betty White, and DeForest Kelley and in Kelley's case this was his film debut.

    Time To Kill has a bunch of sailors thinking of the post war world they will be coming home to and what their aspirations for a career might be. Reeves is the most certain of the bunch, he's going to college and he wants to be a writer. He's already earmarked himself a literary career and in fact writes a letter for one of the other men to his girl as this other sailor ain't as skilled with words as Reeves.

    The message of this film is that the Armed Services can and does have a lot of training available in skills you can take back to civilian life. You would be foolish not to take advantage of them. And there is the GI bill already signed into law by FDR. It was a message delivered simply and well by this film which might not be Hollywood, but still does well by its cast.

    And its cast which includes a lot of familiar names and faces does well by the Armed Services.

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      Film debut of Betty White.

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Letter
    • Filming locations
      • First Motion Picture Unit, Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • First Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces
      • U.S. Army Air Forces
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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