Three Hours to Kill (1954)

After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.

Released Nov. 4, 1954 77 min 11+

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Western

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