Count the Hours

Count the Hours is a 1953 crime drama directed by Don Siegel, featuring Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright, John Craven and Jack Elam.

Braden confesses under the interrogation of district attorney Jim Gillespie, possibly to spare his wife any more grief. Doug Madison is assigned the case in court, but doesnt believe in Bradens innocence until Ellen is seen diving into the lake, attempting to retrieve the gun.Madisons fiancee doesnt want him defending an unpopular client because it could harm his political future. A diver hired by Madison makes a play for Ellen, and when he is fired, he suggests Braden is romantically involved with the defendants wife. ........

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