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Deadline at Dawn  (1946)
Fate points the finger of suspicion... and one evening of innocent fun turns into a nightmare of MURDER!


6.3|18 Mar, 1946|83 min
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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.
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Keywords
new york city
blackout
film noir
sailor

Casts

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
June Goffe
Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
Gus Hoffman
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
Alex Winkler
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia
Val Bartelli
Osa Massen
Osa Massen
Helen Robinson
Lola Lane
Lola Lane
Edna Bartelli
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Lester Brady
Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller
Sleepy Parsons
Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen
Frantic Man with Injured Cat
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
Edward Honig
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Babe Dooley
Constance Worth
Constance Worth
Nan Raymond
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Lt. Kane
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Commuter (uncredited)
John Barton
One-Legged Man (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Waiter (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Edgar Caldwell
Dancer (uncredited)
William Challee
William Challee
Ray (Newsstand Proprietor) (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham
Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Policeman (uncredited)
Connie Conrad
Mrs. Bender (uncredited)
Roger Creed
Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Curtis
Giddy Woman (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Al Eben
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Chap (uncredited)
John Elliott
John Elliott
Sleepy Man (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Virginia Farmer
Building Superintendent's Wife (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner
Policeman Drawing Diagram (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Night Attendant (uncredited)
Jerry Frank
Waiter (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
Bouncer (uncredited)
Betty Gillette
Woman with Dog (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Policeman (uncredited)
Annelle Hayes
Society Woman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
Barker (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Birthday Party Table Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Dancer (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Whispering Man (uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Policeman (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Man (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Florence Pepper
Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Louis Quince
Markey (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Counterman (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Policeman (uncredited)
Shimen Ruskin
Shimen Ruskin
Sam (Taxi Driver) (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Building Super (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Drunk (uncredited)
George Tyne
George Tyne
Soft Drink Proprietor (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle
Woman with Whispering Man (uncredited)
Alan Ward
Yerkes (uncredited)
Phil Warren
Jerry Robinson (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Billy White (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Larry Wheat
Derelict (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Nurse (uncredited)
Armand 'Curly' Wright
Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

Crews

Harold Clurman
Director
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets
Screenplay
Cornell Woolrich
Cornell Woolrich
Novel
Sid Rogell
Executive Producer
Adrian Scott
Producer
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Roland Gross
Editor
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Renié
Renié
Costume Design
William Dorfman
Assistant Director
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
Co-Director
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler
Original Music Composer
James G. Stewart
Sound
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound
Harold E. Stine
Visual Effects
C. Bakaleinikoff
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Gil Grau
Orchestrator
Earl B. Mounce
Sound Mixer

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