Two O'Clock Courage
{{short description|1945 film by Anthony Mann}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Two O'Clock Courage
| image = Two o clock courage Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Anthony Mann
| producer = Benjamin Stoloff
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Robert E. Kent
- Gordon Kahn (additional dialogue)
}}
| based_on = {{based on|Two O'Clock Courage
1934 novel|Gelett Burgess}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
}}
| music = Roy Webb
| cinematography = Jack MacKenzie
| editing = Philip Martin
| studio = RKO Pictures
| distributor = RKO Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1945|4|13|United States}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Two O'Clock Courage is a 1945 American film noir directed by Anthony Mann and written by Robert E. Kent, based on a novel by Gelett Burgess. The drama features Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford.{{AFI film|id=24639|title=Two O'Clock Courage}}. It is a remake of Two in the Dark (1936).
Plot
An amnesiac who fears he's the mystery man in a high-profile murder case searches for the truth with the help of a female cabdriver.
Cast
- Tom Conway as The Man, Theodore "Step" Allison
- Ann Rutherford as Patty Mitchell
- Richard Lane as Al Haley
- Lester Matthews as Mark Evans
- Roland Drew as Steve Maitland
- Emory Parnell as Insp. Bill Brenner
- Jane Greer as Helen Carter (billed as Bettejane Greer)
- Jean Brooks as Barbara Borden
Production
The film was based on a 1934 novel that had been filmed by RKO in 1936 as Two in the Dark. It was directed by Benjamin Stoloff who produced Two O'Clock Courage. The film starred Tom Conway, who was appeared in The Falcon series at RKO. Ann Rutherford had just left MGM studios. Filming started August 1944.
Reception
The New York Times called the film "a modest little item of second-rate cinematic fun".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E04E4D9113FE532A05757C1A9629C946493D6CF#h%5B%5D|title=THE SCREEN; Amnesia and Murder|author=|work=The New York Times|date=1945-04-14|accessdate=2015-02-15}}
Variety called it a "slow paced, drab mystery... situations are obvious, the dialog routine" although it felt the leads "give film some story strength."{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety158-1945-04/page/n115/mode/1up?q=%22tom+conway%22+%22two+o%27clock+courage%22|title=Two O'Clock Courage|magazine=Variety|page=12|date=18 April 1945}}
Has been shown on the Turner Classic Movies show 'Noir Alley' with Eddie Muller.
References
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External links
- {{AFI film|id=24639|title=Two O'Clock Courage}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0038199|title=Two O'Clock Courage}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=1512|title=Two O'Clock Courage}}
- {{YouTube|VSHYxBQ7cFE|Two O'Clock Courage film trailer}}
{{Anthony Mann}}
Category:1940s crime thriller films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:Remakes of American films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Anthony Mann
Category:Films scored by Roy Webb
Category:English-language crime thriller films
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