Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)

Storyline :

Hold Back Tomorrow 1955 Joe Cardos, a death row inmate in some unidentified country, is to face the gallows in the morning for strangling three women Filled with bitterness at the world, and perhaps himself, Joe lashes out at the warden and guards attempts at making his final hours a little easier, and refuses to see either his sister or the prison chaplain However, Joe does change his mind about being granted a last request, one the prison is obligated by law to fulfill He asks for a womans company so he can have some fun in the time thats left After asking around, two police detectives show up at the prison with a down on her luck former waitress named Dora, who earlier that night had tried to drown herself Dora, totally broke and feeling she has nothing to lose, has agreed to spend the night with Joe in his cell As she sees it, the money shes being offered should be enough for a decent funeral