A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)

Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so Enraged Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his fathers home where he also finds his wife A police detective comes around about the beating which will soon to become a murder and Joe insists hes innocent Joe tells his wife and father hes a changed man and hes only a suspect because of his prior conviction Barbie and Fred struggle with their desire to believe Joes plea versus their fear hell never change