Deadline at Dawn

1946 PG-13 1h 23m

6.3 / 10 37

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6.3/10

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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.

Director Harold Clurman

Writers

Cornell Woolrich Clifford Odets

Stars

Susan Hayward Paul Lukas Bill Williams

Frantic Man with Injured Cat

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Commuter (uncredited)

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John Barton

One-Legged Man (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Waiter (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Detective Smiley (uncredited)

Ray (Newsstand Proprietor) (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Policeman (uncredited)

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Connie Conrad

Mrs. Bender (uncredited)

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Roger Creed

Policeman (uncredited)

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Dorothy Curtis

Giddy Woman (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Capt. Dill (uncredited)

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Al Eben

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Chap (uncredited)

John Elliott

Sleepy Man (uncredited)

Virginia Farmer

Building Superintendent's Wife (uncredited)

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Carl Faulkner

Policeman Drawing Diagram (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Night Attendant (uncredited)

Woman with Dog (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Policeman (uncredited)

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Annelle Hayes

Society Woman (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Barker (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Birthday Party Table Guest (uncredited)

Whispering Man (uncredited)

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Frank Meredith

Policeman (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

Police Captain Bender (uncredited)

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Florence Pepper

Dancing Girl (uncredited)

Counterman (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Policeman (uncredited)

Shimen Ruskin

Sam (Taxi Driver) (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Building Super (uncredited)

Soft Drink Proprietor (uncredited)

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Pearl Varvalle

Woman with Whispering Man (uncredited)

Jerry Robinson (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy White (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Derelict (uncredited)

Armand 'Curly' Wright

Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

Mystery Thriller Romance

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John Chard 16 Feb 2020

7/10

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 hangov...