One Hour Before Dawn (aka Behind Red Curtains) is a 1920 silent film mystery directed by Henry King, written by Fred Myton and starring H. B. Warner, Frank Leigh and Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and released by Pathé Exchange.
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Plot
When a hypnotist named Norman Osgood mesmerizes a man named Harrison Kirke without his consent, Kirke threatens to kill him. Afraid for his life, Osgood hypnotizes another man named George Clayton and tells him he must murder Mr. Kirke one hour before the arrival of the dawn. Kirke is found murdered the next day, and Clayton starts to believe he was the murderer. He is exonerated in the end, however, when the identity of the real murderer is discovered.
Cast
Frank Leigh - Norman Osgood
Howard Davies - Harrison Kirke
H. B. Warner - George Clayton
Anna Q. Nilsson - Ellen Aldrich
Augustus Phillips - Bob Manning
Adele Farrington - Mrs. Montague
Lillian Rich - Dorothy
Dorothy Hagan - Mrs. Copeland
Thomas Guise - Judge Copeland
Ralph McCullough - Fred Aldrich
Edmund Burns - Arthur
Wilton Taylor - Inspector Steele
Preservation status
A print exists at Bois d'Arcy in France.