The Lost Hours

The Lost Hours
File:The Lost Hours film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David MacDonald
Produced by	Robert S. Baker Monty Berman
Written by	Steve Fisher John Gilling
Story by	Robert S. Baker Carl Nystrom
Starring	Mark Stevens Jean Kent
Music by	William Hill-Bowen
Cinematography	Monty Berman
Edited by	Reginald Beck
Production company	Tempean Films
Distributed by	Eros Films (UK) RKO Radio Pictures (US)
Release dates	1952
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Lost Hours, released in the United States as The Big Frame, is a 1952 British film noir directed by David MacDonald and starring Mark Stevens and Jean Kent.

Plot summary

An American returns for a reunion in the United Kingdom, where he served as a pilot during the Second World War, but finds himself framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Cast

• Mark Stevens ... Paul Smith
• Jean Kent ... Louise Parker
• John Bentley ... Clark Sutton
• Garry Marsh ... Insp. Foster
• Cyril Smith ... Det. Sgt. Roper
• Dianne Foster ... Dianne Wrigley
• Bryan Coleman ... Tom Wrigley
• Leslie Perrins ... Dr. Derek Morrison
• Duncan Lamont ... Bristow
• John Horsley ... Brown
• Jack Lambert ... John Parker
• John Harvey ... Kenneth Peters
• Sam Kydd ... Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
• Thora Hird ... Hotel Maid
• John Gabriel ... Barman
• Alastair Hunter ... Commissionaire
• Hal Osmond ... Garage attendant
• Ballard Berkeley .... Minor role

External links

• The Lost Hours at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Lost Hours at IMDb