Name: One Hour Before Dawn
Released: 1920
Cast: H. B. Warner, Anna Q. Nilsson, Augustus Phillips, Frank Leigh, Adele Farrington

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

Behind Red Curtains

Release Date

Aug 1, 1920

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Jesse D. Hampton Productions

Distribution Company

Pathé Exchange, Inc.

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel Behind Red Curtains by Mansfield Scott (Boston, 1919).

Synopsis

During a house party at the Copeland residence, hypnotist Norman Osgood entrances guest Harrison Kirke. Upon waking from his trance, Kirke becomes so angry that he threatens Osgood's life. The hypnotist then secretly provides George Clayton with a suggestion to kill Kirke "one hour before dawn." The next morning, Kirke is found murdered, and Clayton recalls a terrible dream in which he had killed Kirke, leading him to fear that he committed the crime while sleeping. When the detective arrives to investigate, Clayton's fears cast suspicion upon him, but after several false leads, the detective finally unmasks the real killer as Bob Manning, an old enemy of Kirke's.