Three Hours
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Three Hours is a 1927 American drama film based on the 1926 story Purple and Fine Linen by May Edginton
. It was directed by James Flood and stars Corinne Griffith
, who also served as executive producer.
The plot concerns a woman, Madeline Durkin (Griffith), who has lost all her wealth as well as her young daughter. Taking advantage of a stranger's kindness, she is apprehended for theft but asks for three hours leave to see her dying child.
Filmed in Los Angeles, the story is set in San Francisco. Nine years later, Edginton's story also provided the inspiration for the film Adventure in Manhattan
. According to the website Silents Are Golden, a print of Three Hours survives at the George Eastman House
in Rochester, New York
.
May Edginton
May Edginton was a British writer. She was married to Francis E. Bailey and died in Rondebosch, South Africa in 1957.-Novels and short stories:...
. It was directed by James Flood and stars Corinne Griffith
Corinne Griffith
Corinne Mae Griffith was an American actress. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was one of the most popular film actresses of the 1920s and widely considered the most beautiful actress of the silent screen...
, who also served as executive producer.
The plot concerns a woman, Madeline Durkin (Griffith), who has lost all her wealth as well as her young daughter. Taking advantage of a stranger's kindness, she is apprehended for theft but asks for three hours leave to see her dying child.
Filmed in Los Angeles, the story is set in San Francisco. Nine years later, Edginton's story also provided the inspiration for the film Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan is a 1936 comedy thriller film made by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Edward Ludwig. The screenplay was written by Sidney Buchman, Harry Sauber, Jack Kirkland and John Howard Lawson . The story was written by Joseph Krumgold, based on "Purple and Fine Linen"...
. According to the website Silents Are Golden, a print of Three Hours survives at the George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
.
Cast
- Corinne GriffithCorinne GriffithCorinne Mae Griffith was an American actress. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was one of the most popular film actresses of the 1920s and widely considered the most beautiful actress of the silent screen...
- Madeline Durkin - John BowersJohn BowersJohn Bowers was an American stage and silent film actor who starred in ninety-four films including short subjects.-Biography:...
- James Finlay - Hobart BosworthHobart BosworthHobart Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.-Early life:Born Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth, he was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden on his father's side and of New York's Van Zandt family, the first Dutch settlers to land in the New...
- Jonathan Durkin - Paul EllisManuel GranadaManuel Granada was an actor in American, Spanish, Argentine and Mexican films. For the first half of his career, he worked under the name Paul Ellis....
- Gilbert Wainwright - Anne SchaeferAnne SchaeferAnne Schaefer , was an American actress. She appeared in 147 films between 1911 and 1938.She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 86.-External links:...
- governess - Mary Louise Miller - Baby Durkin