Ten Minutes to Live

Ten Minutes to Live
Ten Minutes to Live
Directed by	Oscar Micheaux
Written by	Oscar Micheaux (adaptation); Oscar Micheaux (story "Harlem After Midnight");
Produced by	Oscar Micheaux (producer)
Starring	Lawrence Chenault; A. B. DeComathiere; Laura Bowman; Willor Lee Guilford; ; Charlotte Evans;
Cinematography	Lester Lang
Release date	1932
Running time	58 minutes (American DVD)
Country	United States
Language	English

Ten Minutes to Live is a 1932 American film directed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Lawrence Chenault, A. B. DeComathiere, Laura Bowman, Willor Lee Guilford, , and Charlotte Evans. One of the characters is deaf and much of the dialogue was dubbed offscreen.^[1] The film is part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.^[2]

Plot summary[]

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

Cast[]

Lawrence Chenault as Gary Martin^[3]
A. B. DeComathiere as Anthony
Laura Bowman as Ida Morton
Willor Lee Guilford as Letha Watkins
as Charlotte Evans
as Ida Groves
Carl Mahon as Martin
as Galle
as George
Lorenzo Tucker as The Godfather
as Morvis
Donald Heywood as Master of Ceremonies
Arnold Wiley as Tap Dancer

Soundtrack[]

References[]

^ "Ten Minutes to Live". The Criterion Channel.
^ "Oscar Micheaux. Ten Minutes to Live. 1932 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
^ "Ten Minutes to Live". www.tcm.com.

External links[]

Ten Minutes to Live at IMDb
Ten Minutes to Live is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[1] "Ten Minutes to Live". The Criterion Channel.

[2] "Oscar Micheaux. Ten Minutes to Live. 1932 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.

[3] "Ten Minutes to Live". www.tcm.com.

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