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Hold Back Tomorrow

  • 6.5 /10

  • 10

Plot

A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.

Cast

Cleo Moore as Dora
Cleo Moore

as Dora

John Agar as Joe Cardos
John Agar

as Joe Cardos

Frank De Kova as Priest
Frank De Kova

as Priest

Dallas Boyd as Warden
Dallas Boyd

as Warden

Steffi Sidney as Clara
Steffi Sidney

as Clara

Mel Welles as First Guard
Mel Welles

as First Guard

Harry Guardino as Detective
Harry Guardino

as Detective

Mona Knox as Escort Girl
Mona Knox

as Escort Girl

Arlene Harris as Proprietress
Arlene Harris

as Proprietress

Kay Riehl as Warden's Wife
Kay Riehl

as Warden's Wife

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 1, 1955

Production Companies

  • Universal International Pictures

  • Hugo Haas Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.25 hrs

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Reviews

This is my favourite performance from the otherwise rather sterile John Agar. He is "Joe", on death row having been found guilty of strangling three women. He's decided to go out in Garbo style, wanting to be alone and angrily resisting any attempts from his family, or the priest, to comfort him as the big day nears. With twenty-four hours to go, though, he decides that the "company" of a lady mi…