The Unguarded Hour

The Unguarded Hour
Directed by	Sam Wood
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten Sam Wood
Written by	Ladislas Fodor (play) Bernard Merivale (English adaptation) Howard Emmett Rogers Leon Gordon Horace Jackson (uncredited contributor)
Starring	Loretta Young Franchot Tone
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	April 10, 1936
Running time	80-88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Unguarded Hour is a 1936 film starring Loretta Young and Franchot Tone under the direction of Sam Wood. The prosecutor in a murder trial is unaware that his wife is involved.

Based on a play by Ladislaus Fodor,^[1] Bernard Merivale provided the English adaptation.^[2]

Cast

• Loretta Young as Lady Helen Dudley Dearden
• Franchot Tone as Sir Alan Dearden
• Lewis Stone as General Lawrence
• Roland Young as William 'Bunny' Jeffers
• Jessie Ralph as Lady Agatha Hathaway
• Dudley Digges as Samuel Metford
• Henry Daniell as Hugh Lewis
• Robert Greig as Henderson
• E. E. Clive as Lord Henry Hathaway
• Wallis Clark as Inspector Grainger
• John Buckler as Defense Counsel
• Aileen Pringle as Diana Roggers

Radio adaptation

The Unguarded Hour was presented on Theatre Guild on the Air December 28, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Michael Redgrave and Nina Foch.^[3]

References

1. Nugent, Frank S. (April 4, 1936). "The Unguarded Hour (1936)". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
2. "The Unguarded Hour". Altoona Tribune. May 22, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Kirby, Walter (December 28, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 36. Retrieved June 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• The Unguarded Hour at the TCM Movie Database
• The Unguarded Hour at the Internet Movie Database
• The Unguarded Hour at AllMovie
• 1952 Theatre Guild on the Air radio adaptation of original play at Internet Archive