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1932 film

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
Cinematography	Lester Lang
Release date	1932 (1932)
Running time	58 minutes (American DVD)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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
A. B. DeComathiere as Anthony
Laura Bowman as Ida Morton
Willor Lee Guilford as Letha Watkins
Tressie Mitchell as Charlotte Evans
Mabel Garrett as Ida Groves
Carl Mahon as Martin
Galle De Gaston as Galle
George Williams as George
Lorenzo Tucker as The Godfather
William A. Clayton Jr. as Morvis
Donald Heywood as Master of Ceremonies
Arnold Wiley as Tap Dancer

Soundtrack

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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 viewing and download at the Internet Archive

v t e Films directed by Oscar Micheaux
The Homesteader (1919) Within Our Gates (1920) The Brute (1920) The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920) The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921) The Dungeon (1922) The Hypocrite (1922) Uncle Jasper's Will (1922) The Virgin of the Seminole (1922) Deceit (1923) Birthright (1924) A Son of Satan (1924) Body and Soul (1925) Marcus Garland (1925) The Conjure Woman (1926) The Devil's Disciple (1926) The Spider's Web (1926) The Millionaire (1927) The Broken Violin (1928) The House Behind the Cedars (1927) Thirty Years Later (1928) When Men Betray (1929) The Wages of Sin (1929) Easy Street (1930) A Daughter of the Congo (1930) Darktown Revue (1931) The Exile (1931) Veiled Aristocrats (1932) Ten Minutes to Live (1932) Black Magic (1932) The Girl from Chicago (1932) Phantom of Kenwood (1933) Harlem After Midnight (1934) Murder in Harlem (1935) Temptation (1936) Underworld (1937) God's Step Children (1938) Swing! (1938) Lying Lips (1939) Birthright (1939) The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) The Betrayal (1948)

Films directed by Oscar Micheaux

The Homesteader (1919)
Within Our Gates (1920)
The Brute (1920)
The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)
The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)
The Dungeon (1922)
The Hypocrite (1922)
Uncle Jasper's Will (1922)
The Virgin of the Seminole (1922)
Deceit (1923)
Birthright (1924)
A Son of Satan (1924)
Body and Soul (1925)
Marcus Garland (1925)
The Conjure Woman (1926)
The Devil's Disciple (1926)
The Spider's Web (1926)
The Millionaire (1927)
The Broken Violin (1928)
The House Behind the Cedars (1927)
Thirty Years Later (1928)
When Men Betray (1929)
The Wages of Sin (1929)
Easy Street (1930)
A Daughter of the Congo (1930)
Darktown Revue (1931)
The Exile (1931)
Veiled Aristocrats (1932)
Ten Minutes to Live (1932)
Black Magic (1932)
The Girl from Chicago (1932)
Phantom of Kenwood (1933)
Harlem After Midnight (1934)
Murder in Harlem (1935)
Temptation (1936)
Underworld (1937)
God's Step Children (1938)
Swing! (1938)
Lying Lips (1939)
Birthright (1939)
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
The Betrayal (1948)

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