''Two O'Clock Courage'' is a 1945 American

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directed by

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and written by Robert E. Kent, based on a novel by

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. The drama features Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford. It is a

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of ''

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'' (1936).

Plot

An amnesiac who fears he's the mystery man in a high-profile murder case searches for the truth with the help of a female cabdriver.

Cast

* Tom Conway as The Man, Theodore "Step" Allison * Ann Rutherford as Patty Mitchell * Richard Lane as Al Haley *

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as Mark Evans * Roland Drew as Steve Maitland *

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as Insp. Bill Brenner *

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as Helen Carter (billed as Bettejane Greer) * Jean Brooks as Barbara Borden

Production

The film was based on a 1934 novel that had been filmed by RKO in 1936 as ''

''. It was directed by Benjamin Stoloff who produced ''Two O'Clock Courage''. The film starred Tom Conway, who was appeared in The Falcon series at RKO. Ann Rutherford had just left MGM studios. Filming started August 1944.

Reception

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'' called the film "a modest little item of second-rate cinematic fun". ''Variety'' called it a "slow paced, drab mystery... situations are obvious, the dialog routine" although it felt the leads "give film some story strength." Has been shown on the

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show 'Noir Alley' with Eddie Muller.

References

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* * * * 1945 films 1940s crime thriller films American black-and-white films American crime thriller films Remakes of American films 1940s English-language films Film noir Films about amnesia Films directed by Anthony Mann Films scored by Roy Webb RKO Pictures films 1940s American films English-language crime thriller films {{crime-thriller-film-stub