''Ten Minutes to Live'' is a 1932 American film directed by

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled ...

and starring

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, A. B. DeComathiere,

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Willor Lee Guilford Willor Lee Guilford (January 13, 1912 - ?) was an African American actress. She had substantial parts in several films including at least three Oscar Micheaux films. Career She portrayed the victim of a stalker in '' Ten Minutes to Live''. In the ...

, and Tressie Mitchell. 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

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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

as Gary Martin * A. B. DeComathiere as Anthony *

as Ida Morton *

as Letha Watkins * Tressie Mitchell as Charlotte Evans * Mabel Garrett as Ida Groves *

Carl Mahon Carl Mahon was an actor in the United States. An African American, he had several film roles including a starring role in the 1932 film ''The Girl from Chicago'' Mahon was born in Trinidad. He portrayed an Ethiopian in Oscar Micheaux's film ''The ...

as Martin * Galle De Gaston as Galle * George Williams as George *

Lorenzo Tucker Lorenzo Tucker (June 27, 1907 – August 19, 1986), known as the "Black Valentino," was an American stage and screen actor who played the romantic lead in the early black films of Oscar Micheaux. Acting career Born in Philadelphia, Tucker st ...

as The Godfather * William A. Clayton Jr. as Morvis *

Donald Heywood Donald Heywood (24 October 1896 – 13 January 1967) was a Trinidadian-born American songwriter, composer, writer and director. He is best remembered for composing "I'm Coming Virginia" in 1926, which became a hit for Ethel Waters. He became a pro ...

as Master of Ceremonies * Arnold Wiley as Tap Dancer

Soundtrack

References

External links

* * 1932 films American musical drama films 1930s musical drama films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Oscar Micheaux 1930s mystery films Race films 1932 drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-drama-film-stub