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Daybreak( 1948)

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Overview

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ann Todd

      Frances "Frankie" Tribe

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      Eric Portman

      Eddie Tribe

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      Bill Owen

      Ron

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      Maxwell Reed

      Olaf Tyson

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      Edward Rigby

      Bill Shackle

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      Eliot Makeham

      Mr. Walter Bigley

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      Jane Hylton

      Doris

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      Margaret Withers

      Mrs.Bigley

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      John Turnbull

      Superintendent

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      Maurice Denham

      Inspector

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      Milton Rosmer

      Governor

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      Lyn Evans

      Waterman

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      Andrew Crawford

      Barber shop customer

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      Garry Marsh

      Barber shop customer

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    I reckon this has to be the best outing for Ann Todd ("Frankie") that I've seen. Here she plays the girlfriend of Eric Portman ("Eddie") who is really a hangman, but who doesn't want her to know so pretends to be a salesman to explain his frequent, and often overnight, absences from their home on a barge he has inherited. It's during one of those absences that she finds herself the focus of the unwarranted attentions of the rather uncouth "Olaf" (Maxwell Reed) and... Compton Bennett has created a clever piece of cinema here; we are given much of the bones of the story but have to come to a few ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • river thames
    • hangman
    • film noir
    • british noir