Six Hours to Live

Six Hours to Live is a 1932 American pre-Code science fiction drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan and John Boles.

Paul Onslow, an ambassador from a small mythical country, stands in the way of an international trade agreement because it would be ruinous for his nation.

Rather than take revenge on his killer, Onslow devotes his short reprieve to good deeds, including convincing his fiancee to forget him and marry another man; casting his vote against the trade agreement; and destroying the scientist's machine.

Critic Mordaunt Hall wrote in The New York Times, "Fantastic as is the theme of 'Six Hours to Live,' William Dieterle's gifted direction and the capable performances of the principals cause it to be an unusually compelling piece of work.

"[2] Harrison's Reports wrote: "A treat awaits the picture-going public, at least such of it as appreciates art, for the industry has not yet produced the equal of it.