Ten Minutes to Live
{{short description|1932 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ten Minutes to Live
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| director = Oscar Micheaux
| producer = Oscar Micheaux (producer)
| writer = {{ubl|Oscar Micheaux (adaptation)|Oscar Micheaux (story "Harlem After Midnight")}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Lawrence Chenault|A. B. DeComathiere|Laura Bowman|Willor Lee Guilford|}}
| music =
| cinematography = Lester Lang
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1932}}
| runtime = 58 minutes (American DVD)
| country = United States
| language = English
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| gross =
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Ten Minutes to Live is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Oscar Micheaux. It starred Lawrence Chenault, A. B. DeComathiere, Laura Bowman, and Willor Lee Guilford. One of the characters is deaf and much of the dialogue was dubbed offscreen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/ten-minutes-to-live|title=Ten Minutes to Live|website=The Criterion Channel}} The film is part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/collection/works/316102|title=Oscar Micheaux. Ten Minutes to Live. 1932 | MoMA|website=The Museum of Modern Art}}
Plot summary
A producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do is have sex with her. She knows, but accepts anyway. Meanwhile, a patron at the club gets a note saying that she will soon get another note, and that she will be killed ten minutes after that.
Cast
- Lawrence Chenault as Gary Martin{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/561476/ten-minutes-to-live|title=Ten Minutes to Live|website=Turner Classic Movies}}
- A. B. DeComathiere as Anthony
- Laura Bowman as Ida Morton
- Willor Lee Guilford as Letha Watkins
- Tressie Mitchell as Charlotte Evans
- Mabel Garrett as Ida Groves
- Carl Mahon as Martin
- Galle De Gaston as Galle
- George Williams as George
- Lorenzo Tucker as The Godfather
- William A. Clayton Jr. as Morvis
- Donald Heywood as Master of Ceremonies
- Arnold Wiley as Tap Dancer
Soundtrack
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0139639|title=Ten Minutes to Live}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=TenMinutestoLive|name=Ten Minutes to Live}}
{{Oscar Micheaux}}
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Category:American musical drama films
Category:1930s musical drama films
Category:American mystery films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Oscar Micheaux
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language musical drama films
Category:English-language mystery films
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