Deadline at Dawn

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Deadline at Dawn (1946)

NR 03/21/1946 (US) Mystery, Thriller, Romance 1h 23m

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Fate points the finger of suspicion... and one evening of innocent fun turns into a nightmare of MURDER!

Overview

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Harold Clurman

Director
Cornell Woolrich

Novel
Clifford Odets

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Susan Hayward

June Goffe
Paul Lukas

Gus Hoffman
Bill Williams

Alex Winkler
Joseph Calleia

Val Bartelli
Osa Massen

Helen Robinson
Lola Lane

Edna Bartelli
Jerome Cowan

Lester Brady
Marvin Miller

Sleepy Parsons
Roman Bohnen

Frantic Man with Injured Cat
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on February 16, 2020

People with wax heads should keep out of the sun!

Deadline at Dawn is directed by Harold Clurman and adapted to screenplay by Clifford Odets from the novel written by Cornell Woolrich. It stars Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Masson and Lola Lane. Music is by Hans Eisler and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca.

Sailor Alex Winkley (Williams) wakes up with hangover amnesia to find he has a wad of cash on his person that he didn't have before his drunken exploits. Enlisting the help of dancer June Goth (Hayward), he retraces his steps to the home of the nightcl... read the rest.

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