The Thirteenth Hour

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

1947 1h 5m EN

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Synopsis

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

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

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Cast

Richard Dix
Steve Reynolds
Karen Morley
Eileen Blair
John Kellogg
Charlie Cook
Jim Bannon
Jerry Mason
Regis Toomey
Don Parker
Bernadene Hayes
Mabel Sands
Mark Dennis
Tommy Blair
Anthony Warde
Ranford

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Clemens
Writers: Leslie Edgley, Edward Bock, Raymond L. Schrock
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Whistler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Clemens, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dwight Caldwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Dix and Karen Morley and John Kellogg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "MURDER as a one-way highway...to the gallows!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Clemens directs. Vincent J. Farrar behind the camera. Dwight Caldwell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Whistler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by William Clemens, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Dwight Caldwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Dix and Karen Morley and John Kellogg carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "MURDER as a one-way highway...to the gallows!".
9IMDB entry: tt0039127 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vincent J. Farrar
Editing: Dwight Caldwell
Runtime: 65 min · 1h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Thirteenth Hour (1947)

Part of

The Whistler Collection

Film series based on the popular Whistler radio series. All but one of the films starred Richard Dix.

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William Clemens

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CinemaSerf2022-07-07
★ 6/10
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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