Three Hours

For the 1939 French film, see Three Hours (1939 film).

Three Hours is a 1927 American silent drama film based on the 1926 story "Purple and Fine Linen" by May Edginton. It was directed by James Flood and stars Corinne Griffith, who also served as executive producer.^[1] Filmed in Los Angeles, the story is set in San Francisco. Nine years later, Edginton's story also provided the inspiration for the film Adventure in Manhattan.

Three Hours
Film poster
Directed by	James Flood
Written by	Paul Bern
Based on	"Purple and Fine Linen" by May Edginton
Produced by	E.M. Asher Corinne Griffith
Starring	Corinne Griffith John Bowers Hobart Bosworth
Cinematography	Harry Jackson
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	March 5, 1927 (1927-03-05)
Running time	1 hour
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

The plot concerns a woman, Madeline Durkin (Griffith), who has lost all her wealth as well as her young daughter. Taking advantage of a stranger's kindness, she is apprehended for theft but asks for three hours leave to see her dying child.

Cast

• Corinne Griffith as Madeline Durkin
• John Bowers as James Finlay
• Hobart Bosworth as Jonathan Durkin
• Paul Ellis as Gilbert Wainwright
• Anne Schaefer as Governess
• Mary Louise Miller as Baby Durkin

Preservation

A print of Three Hours survives at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.^[2][3]