Summary
Home Before Dark is an American film first released in 1958,
directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
The film is based on a novel by Eileen Bassing and stars Jean Simmons, Dan O’Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Mabel Albertson.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- Script: Eileen Bassing (novel), Eileen Bassing, Robert Bassing
- Photo: Joseph F. Biroc
- Music: Ray Heindorf, Franz Waxman
- Cast: Jean Simmons (Charlotte Bronn), Dan O’Herlihy (Arnold Bronn), Rhonda Fleming (Joan Carlisle), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Jacob ’Jake’ Diamond), Mabel Albertson (Inez Winthrop), Stephen Dunne (Hamilton Gregory), Joan Weldon (Frances Barrett), Joanna Barnes (Cathy Bergner), Kathryn Card (Mattie), Marjorie Bennett (Hazel Evans), Johnstone White (Malcolm Southey), Eleanor Audley (Mrs. Hathaway), Walter Bacon (Professor Dennison), Fred C. Blau Jr. (Male Patient), Gail Bonney (Clerk), Evelyn Clarke (Receptionist), Lillian Culver (Mrs. Franklin), Susan Davis (Saleslady), Betsy Duncan (Vocalist), Elizabeth Flournoy (Saleslady), Tom Gleason (Tony Barrett), Albert Godderis (Dr. Von Lindon), Rand Harper (Joe Bergner), Chuck Hicks (Male Attendant), Mary Alan Hokanson (Dorothy Green), Edna Holland (Miss Angie), Edwin Jerome (Dr. Beadley), Mary Koval (Mrs. Dennison), Stacey Marshall (Buyer), Joel Marston (Frederic), Ed Prentiss (Dr. Collins), Hart Sprager (Teddy Brinker), Frieda Stoll (Elsa Von Linden), Hal Taggart (Professor Hathaway), Bunny Waters (Miss Helman), Lillian West (Fitter), Barbara Bell Wright (Miss Evers)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 136 min; B&W
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