The Thirteenth Hour 1947

MURDER as a one-way highway...to the gallows!

5.7 / 10   12 vote(s)
NR
Crime Mystery

In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.

Release Date 1947-02-06
Runtime 1h 5m
Directors Vincent J. Farrar, William Clemens, Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Producer Rudolph C. Flothow
Writers Leslie Edgley, Edward Bock, Raymond L. Schrock

Richard Dix is lorry driver "Reynolds" who is going about his business when he gets slugged by an unknown assailant whilst out on a job. He and his truck are taken, but they are pursued by a motor-cycle cop. When they stop, the driver allows the truck to roll backwards squashing the cop under it's wheels, then he absconds leaving "Reynolds" with only a glove to help him track down the true criminals before he falls victim to them - or to the police... Williams Clemens keep the film moving along swiftly. No, there is nothing much new here and there is little, if any, jeopardy about the conclusion but we remain in ignorance about the identity of the baddies for a fair while, and the cat and mouse elements are enjoyable enough for an hour.

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