Ten Minutes to Live

Ten Minutes to Live is a 1932 American film directed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Lawrence Chenault, A. B. DeComathiere, Laura Bowman, Willor Lee Guilford, and Tressie Mitchell. One of the characters is deaf and much of the dialogue was dubbed offscreen. The film is part of the collection of 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

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

References

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1932 films

American musical drama films

1930s musical drama films

American mystery films

American black-and-white films

Films directed by Oscar Micheaux

1930s mystery films

Race films

1932 drama films

1930s English-language films

1930s American films