36 Hours (1953)
One-way road to violence.
When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is only able to meet with her briefly before she is found murdered. Dan is the obvious suspect but has only 36 hours to find out who murdered her. In so doing he uncovers a shocking catalogue of his wife's past affairs and an identity that he knew nothing about.
- Date of release
- 1953-12-04
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Director
- Montgomery Tully
Casting
- Dan Duryea — Major Bill Rogers
- Elsie Albiin — Katherine 'Katie' Rogers (as Elsy Albiin)
- Gudrun Ure — Sister Jenny Miller (as Ann Gudrun)
- Eric Pohlmann — Slossen, the smuggler
- John Chandos — Orville Hart
- Kenneth Griffith — Henry Slosson
- Harold Lang — Harry Cross
- Marianne Stone — Pam Palmer
- Jane Carr — Soup Kitchen Supervisor
- Michael Golden — The Inspector
- Christine Adrian — Mrs. Hart (Uncredited)
- Sheila Berry — Wren (Uncredited)
Interesting facts
36 Hours, released in the United States as Terror Street, is a 1954 British film noir directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Dan Duryea. It was written by Steve Fisher based on his earlier novel 36 Hours and made by Hammer Film Productions. Jimmy Sangster was Assistant Director and J. Elder Wills was Art Director. Production began May 4, 1953 and finished in early June, and released in UK on Oct. 25, 1954.
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