Three Hours

Three Hours
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;
Running time	1 hour
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.

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]

References

↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Three Hours
↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Three Hours at silentera.com
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Hours". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

External links

Three Hours at IMDb
Three Hours at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
Silents Are Golden - Corinne Griffith

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Three Hours

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Three Hours at silentera.com

[3] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Hours". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

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