One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn (aka Behind Red Curtains[1]) is a 1920 silent film mystery directed by Henry King, written by Fred Myton[1] and starring H. B. Warner, Frank Leigh and Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and released by Pathé Exchange.[2]

One Hour Before Dawn
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Directed byHenry King
Produced byJesse D. Hampton
Written byFred Myton
Based onBehind Red Curtains
by Mansfield Scott
StarringH. B. Warner
Anna Q. Nilsson
CinematographyVictor Milner
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • July 11, 1920 (1920-07-11)
[1]
Running time
53 minutes[1]
CountryUSA

Anna Q. Nilsson emigrated to Hollywood from Sweden in 1910 to become a silent film actress, but failed to make the transition to talkies.[1]

Plot

When a hypnotist named Norman Osgood mesmerizes a man named Harrison Kirke without his consent, Kirke threatens to kill him. Afraid for his life, Osgood hypnotizes another man named George Clayton and tells him he must murder Mr. Kirke one hour before the arrival of the dawn. Kirke is found murdered the next day, and Clayton starts to believe he was the murderer. He is exonerated in the end, however, when the identity of the real murderer is discovered.

Cast

Preservation status
  • A print exists at Bois d'Arcy in France.[3][4]

References
  1. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  2. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "One Hour Before Dawn". Memory.loc.gov. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.


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