Stolen Hours
| Stolen Hours | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Screenplay by | Jessamyn West |
| Story by | Joseph Hayes |
| Based on | Dark Victory 1934 play by George Emerson Brewer, Jr. Bertram Bloch |
| Produced by | Denis Holt |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Mort Lindsey Musicians: Tubby Hayes, Stan Tracey, Jeff Clyne, Don Brown.[1] |
Production company | The Mirisch Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Stolen Hours is a 1963 British-American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie which stars Susan Hayward in the role of a socialite who is operated on for a brain tumor and then falls in love with, and marries her surgeon’s colleague.[2] Also in the cast were Michael Craig, Edward Judd and Diane Baker.[3]
It is a remake by United Artists of a Bette Davis film, Dark Victory (1939), with Hayward in Davis's role.[2] The time frame was updated and the locale changed to England.[2] It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location around Britain including at Fowey in Cornwall.[4][5]
The US title was Summer Flight.[1]
Plot[]
A neurotic jet-setting socialite (Susan Hayward) is diagnosed with a brain tumor and told she has only a year to live. She falls in love with her doctor (Michael Craig), and struggles to turn her life around before she dies.
Cast[]
- Susan Hayward as Laura Pember
- Michael Craig as Dr. John Carmody
- Diane Baker as Ellen
- Edward Judd as Mike Bannerman
- Paul Rogers as Dr. Eric McKenzie
- as Peter
- Paul Stassino as Dalporto
- Jerry Desmonde as Colonel
- as Miss Kendall
- Gwen Nelson as Hospital Sister
- Peter Madden as Reynolds
- as Mrs. Lambert
- as Mrs. Hewitt
- Chet Baker as Himself
References[]
- ^ a b "Stolen Hours". Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stolen Hours (1963) - Daniel Petrie | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Stolen Hours (1964)". BFI.
- ^ "Britmovie | Home of British Films".
- ^ "Reelstreets | Stolen Hours". www.reelstreets.com.
External links[]
- Stolen Hours at IMDb
- Stolen Hours at the TCM Movie Database
- Stolen Hours at AllMovie
- Stolen Hours at the American Film Institute Catalog
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