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Ten Minutes to Live

1932 · 58 min · US

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do is bed her. She knows, but accepts anyway. Meanwhile, a patron at the club gets a note saying that she'll soon get another note, and that she will be killed ten minutes after that.

Music · Drama · Mystery

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1932 · Source: Ark Theatre

Public domain presentation

Cast & Crew

Oscar Micheaux · DirectorLawrence Chenault · Harold Stokes: The GodfatherA.B. DeComathiere · Marshall Gary Martin: The Producer

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Public Domain Source

Ark Theatre

In Pioneers: Oscar Micheaux

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Cast

Principal players
Lawrence Chenault

Lawrence Chenault

Harold Stokes: The Godfather

A.B. DeComathiere

A.B. DeComathiere

Marshall Gary Martin: The Producer

L

Laura Bowman

Bess, Gary's sister

Willor Lee Guilford

Willor Lee Guilford

Letha Watkins / Letha's mother, the wronged woman

Tressie Mitchell

Tressie Mitchell

Charlotte Evans

Mabel Garrett

Mabel Garrett

Ida Morton

Carl Mahon

Carl Mahon

Anthony

G

Galle De Gaston

Galle

George Williams

George Williams

George

Lorenzo Tucker

Lorenzo Tucker

Nelson Gentry: Goon

William A. Clayton Jr.

William A. Clayton Jr.

Morvis

Donald Heywood

Donald Heywood

Master of Ceremonies

Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux

Officer 1

Alice B. Russell

Alice B. Russell

The Killer

Walter Fleming

Walter Fleming

Martin

Crew

Oscar Micheaux

writer

Lester Lang

cinematographer

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