Men of the Hour

Men of the Hour
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Written by	Anthony Coldeway
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	Richard Cromwell Billie Seward Wallace Ford
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	John Rawlins
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 5, 1935 (1935-05-05)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Men of the Hour is a 1935 American action drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Billie Seward and Wallace Ford.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Dave and Andy are a team of newsreel cameramen both of whom are in love with Ann, a nurse. Andy has a habit of stealing the credit from the hard-working Dave, leading to the latter breaking up the partnership and going solo. However his efforts to work without Andy are a failure and the two come together again on a particularly dangerous job.

Cast

• Richard Cromwell as Dave Durkin
• Billie Seward as Ann Jordan
• Wallace Ford as Andy Blane
• Jack La Rue as Nick Thomas
• Wesley Barry as Dick Williams
• Charles C. Wilson as Harper
• Ernie Adams as Steve
• Eddie Hart as Bill
• Marc Lawrence as Joe
• Pat O'Malley as Police Captain
• Gene Morgan as Walters
• Stanley Taylor as Long
• Dick Elliott as Theatre Manager
• Allan Cavan as Minister
• Inez Courtney as Miss Allison
• Stanley Blystone as Policeman
• Evelyn Pierce as Secretary

References

1. Fetrow p.415
2. Slide p.151

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. . Sound Films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
• Slide, Anthony. Actors on Red Alert: Career Interviews with Five Actors and Actresses Affected by the Blacklist. Scarecrow Press, 1999.

External links

• Men of the Hour at IMDb