Count the Hours! (1953)
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Top billed cast
Teresa WrightEllen Braden
Macdonald CareyDoug Madison
Dolores MoranPaula Mitchener
Adele MaraGracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
Edgar BarrierDist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
John CravenGeorge Braden
Jack ElamMax Verne
Ralph SanfordAlvin Taylor
Gene RothPrison Guard
Dolores FullerReporter (uncredited)
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