Summary
The Hour Before the Dawn is an American war film first released in 1944,
directed by Frank Tuttle.
The film is based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham and stars Franchot Tone, Veronica Lake, John Sutton, Binnie Barnes and Henry Stephenson.
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Credits
- Director: Frank Tuttle
- Script: Michael Hogan, W. Somerset Maugham (novel), Lesser Samuels
- Photo: John F. Seitz
- Music: Miklós Rózsa
- Cast: Franchot Tone (Jim Hetherton), Veronica Lake (Dora Bruckmann), John Sutton (Roger Hetherton), Binnie Barnes (May Heatherton), Henry Stephenson (Gen. Hetherton), Philip Merivale (Sir Leslie Buchanon), Nils Asther (Kurt van der Breughel), Edmund Breon (Freddy Merritt), David Leland (Tommy Hetherton), Aminta Dyne (Hertha Parkins), Otto Reichow (German pilot), Harry Allen (Mr. Saunders), David Clyde (Farmer), Harry Cording (Sam), Marie De Becker (Amelia), Leslie Denison (Capt. Atterley), Charles H. Faber (German pilot), Deidre Gale (Emma), Mary Gordon (Annie), Boyd Irwin (Magistrate #3), Thomas Louden (Wilmington), Morton Lowry (Jackson), Anthony Marsh (Pilot), Viola Moore (Maid), Nigel Morton (Observer pilot), Marjean Neville (Evie), Tempe Pigott (Mrs. Saunders), Hilda Plowright (Mrs. Merritt), Ernest Severn (Willie), Raymond Severn (Jim as a boy), Ivan F. Simpson (Magistrate), Donald Stuart (Farmer Searle)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 75 min; B&W
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