Time to Kill (1942 film)

Time to Kill

Directed by	Herbert I. Leeds
Produced by	Sol M. Wurtzel
Written by	Brett Halliday (characters)
Screenplay by	Clarence Upson Young
Based on	The High Window by Raymond Chandler
Starring	Lloyd Nolan Heather Angel
Music by	Emil Newman Cyril J. Mockridge (uncredited) David Raksin (uncredited)
Cinematography	Charles Clarke
Edited by	Alfred Day
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	January 22, 1942 (1942-01-22) (United States)
Running time	61 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Time to Kill is an American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds. It is the first screen adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window, which was remade five years later as The Brasher Doubloon. The detective was changed from Philip Marlowe to Michael Shayne for this version, with Lloyd Nolan playing the part and Heather Angel in a rare turn as leading lady.

Cast

Lloyd Nolan ... Michael Shayne
Heather Angel ... Myrle Davis
Doris Merrick ... Linda Conquest Murdock
Ralph Byrd ... Lou Venter, bodyguard
Richard Lane ... Lt. Breeze
Sheila Bromley ... Lois Morny
Morris Ankrum ... Alexander Morny
Ethel Griffies ... Mrs. Murdock
James Seay ... Leslie Murdock
Ted Hecht ... George Anson Phillips
William Pawley ... Mr. Hensch
Syd Saylor ... The Mailman
Lester Sharpe ... Elisha Washburn
Charles Williams ... The Dentist
LeRoy Mason ... Rudolph, the headwaiter

External links

Time to Kill at the American Film Institute Catalog
Time to Kill at the Internet Movie Database

Works by Raymond Chandler

Novels	The Big Sleep Farewell, My Lovely The High Window The Lady in the Lake The Little Sister The Long Goodbye Playback Poodle Springs

Characters	Philip Marlowe

Short story collections	Five Murderers Five Sinister Characters Fingerman and Other Stories The Simple Art of Murder Killer in the Rain The Midnight Raymond Chandler Trouble is My Business Pickup on Noon Street Spanish Blood

Non-fiction	Raymond Chandler Speaking Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler

Screenplays	Double Indemnity And Now Tomorrow The Unseen The Blue Dahlia Strangers on a Train Playback

Film adaptations	Time to Kill (1942) The Falcon Takes Over (1942) Murder, My Sweet (1944) The Big Sleep (1946) Lady in the Lake (1947) The Brasher Doubloon (1947) Marlowe (1969) The Long Goodbye (1973) Farewell, My Lovely (1975) The Big Sleep (1978) Poodle Springs (1998)

The films of Herbert I. Leeds

Love on a Budget (1938) Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939) Manila Calling (1942) Blue, White and Perfect (1942) The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) Time to Kill (1942) It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) Bunco Squad (1950)

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