Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity 1957 is a British film noir thriller about a father trying to save his son from execution for murder.

David Graham, a recovering alcoholic, returns to England with onlyhours to save his son, Alec, from hanging for the murder of Alecs girlfriend, Jenny Cole. A neglectful, absentee father who has missed the entire trial while he was in rehab in Canada, Graham discovers his son, awaiting execution, at first refuses to even see him and when he does, to evince any hope for his case, let alone affection for his father.His sobriety in constant jeopardy, Graham, for all his failings, never for a moment doubts his sons innocence, and begins a frantic lastminute effort to find the evidence that will save his sons life, if not redeem himself as a father. With the help of his sons steadfast lawyer, Graham desperately, and often bungling, investigates the circumstances surrounding the girls murder, visiting first her furious sister whos onstage in a chorus line, then the home of wealthy car magnate Robert Stanford, where the girlfriend was killed and whose family have been the only real support his son has ever known. Graham ricochets between potential allies, foes and new leads in order to learn who the real murderer could be, including Stanfords beautiful young wife, Honor, his evenyounger secretary, Vickie Harker, and his adopted son, and Alecs best friend Brian, who allows Graham to see what his own misspent life looked like through his sons eyes. ........

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