

21 Days
1940-01-07 · 72 min · ★ 6.1
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
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- Directors
- Basil Dean
- Production companies
- London Films Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Vivien LeighWanda
Laurence OlivierLarry Durrant
Leslie BanksKeith Durrant
Francis L. SullivanMander
David HorneBeavis
William DewhurstLord Chief Justice
Frederick LloydSwinton
Robert NewtonTolly
Esme PercyHenry Wallen
Arthur YoungAscher
Hay PetrieJohn Aloysius Evan
Morris HarveyAlexander MacPherson
Laurence HanraySolicitor
Fred GrovesBarnes
Aubrey MallalieuMagistrate
Bryan HerbertMan with Barrel Organ
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