Daybreak (1946)
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Daybreak a dark, depressing melodrama, tells the story of Eddie (Eric Portman) an unemployed hangman who marries Frankie (Ann Todd) after meeting her in a bar. The couple live on a barge and one day Portman returns home unexpectedly to finds Frankie in the arms of handsome longshoreman Olaf (Maxwell… More Daybreak a dark, depressing melodrama, tells the story of Eddie (Eric Portman) an unemployed hangman who marries Frankie (Ann Todd) after meeting her in a bar. The couple live on a barge and one day Portman returns home unexpectedly to finds Frankie in the arms of handsome longshoreman Olaf (Maxwell Reed). A fight ensues, and Eddie is knocked overboard and disappears. Frankie, guilt-ridden, commits suicide, and Olaf is arrested for the murder and sentenced to death as the story concludes in a surprising plot twist. The film, rather long and somewhat labored, is difficult to watch because of its unrelentingly depressing viewpoint, but the performances of Eric Portman and Ann Todd add interest and flavor to an otherwise slow drama. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Compton Bennett
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never lets in enough cheer to clear out its gloom.
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Cast
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Eric Portman
as Eddie
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Ann Todd
as Frankie
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Maxwell Reed
as Olaf
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Edward Rigby
as Bill Shackle
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Bill Owen
as Ron
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Jane Hylton
as Doris
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Eliot Makeham
as Mr. Bigley
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Maurice Denham
as Inspector
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Milton Rosmer
as Governor
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Lynn Evans
as Waterman
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John Turnbull
as Superintendent
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Margaret Withers
as Mrs. Bigley
