Deadline at Dawn (1946)
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60% of users liked it
(124 ratings)
Deadline at Dawn represented not only the sole film directorial effort of Broadway's Harold Clurman, but also the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Clifford Odets. While on shore leave in New York, sailor Alex (Bill Williams) is… More Deadline at Dawn represented not only the sole film directorial effort of Broadway's Harold Clurman, but also the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Clifford Odets. While on shore leave in New York, sailor Alex (Bill Williams) is slipped a doped-up drink by B-girl Edna (Lola Lane). When he awakens, Alex discovers that she has been murdered. Though he believes that he's the killer, our hero is talked into locating the actual miscreant by philosophical cab driver gus (Paul Lukas) and nightclub dancer June (Susan Hayward). Adapted from a novel by Cornell Woolrich, Deadline at Dawn leans towards pretentiousness at times, but is redeemed by the no-nonsense performance by Susan Hayward. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harold Clurman
- Written By
- Clifford Odets, Cornell Woolrich
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Apr 3, 1946 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
... a film of shadows and secrets and moments of street poetry.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Though enjoyable by virtue of its distorted mise-en-scene, affection for NYC characters and its misplaced dialogue, this is not art but run-of-the-mill film noir.
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Cast
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Susan Hayward
as June Goth
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Paul Lukas
as Gus
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Bill Williams
as Alex Winkley
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Joseph Calleia
as Bartelli
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Osa Massen
as Helen Robinson
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Lola Lane
as Edna Bartelli
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Jerome Cowan
as Lester Brady
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Marvin Miller
as Sleepy Parsons
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Roman Bohnen
as Collarless Man
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Steven Geray
as Holie
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Joe Sawyer
as Babe Dooley
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Constance Worth
as Mrs. Raymond
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Joseph Crehan
as Lt. Kane
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Ernie S. Adams
as Waiter
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Fred Aldrich
as Beefy Guest
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Joan Barton
as One-legged Man
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Billy Bletcher
as Waiter
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Peter Breck
as Counterman
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Al Bridge
as Detective Smiley
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William Challee
as Ray
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Eddy Chandler
as Policeman
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Jack Cheatham
as Policeman
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Jack Daley
as Snoring Man
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Myrna Dell
as Hatcheck Girl
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Mike Pat Donovan
as Sweating Trickster
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Ralph Dunn
as Capt. Dill
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Al Eben
as Taxi Driver
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Dick Elliott
as Chap
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Virginia Farmer
as Janitress
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Carl Faulkner
as Policeman Drawing Diagram
- Jerry Frank
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Edward Gargan
as Bouncer
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Edmund Glover
as Taxi Driver
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Dorothy Granger
as Ticket Girl
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Eddie Hart
as Policeman
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Annelle Hayes
as Society Woman
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Earl Hodgins
as Barker
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John Ince
as Elderly Sleeper
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Jack Kenney
as Headwaiter
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Larry McGrath
as Whispering Man
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Philip Morris
as Policeman
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Emory Parnell
as Capt. Bender
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Lee Phelps
as Philosophical Policeman
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Jason Robards Sr.
as Policeman
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Dick Rush
as Policeman
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Shimen Ruskin
as Sam
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Walter Soderling
as Husband
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George Tyne
as Ray
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Philip Warren
as Jerry Robinson
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Billy Wayne
as Billy White
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Lawrence Wheat
as Derelict
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Armand "Curly" Wright
as Fruit Peddler
- Tom Quinn
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Roger Creed
as Policeman
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Sammy Blum
as Sam Taxi Driver
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Frank Meredith
as Policeman
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Alan Ward
as Yerkes
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Edgar Caldwell
as Dancer
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Connie Conrad
as Mrs. Bender
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Dorothy Curtis
as Giddy Woman
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Betty Gillette
as Woman With Dog
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Florence Pepper
as Dancing Girl
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Pearl Varvell
as Woman
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John Elliott
as Sleepy Man
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Larry Thompson
as Drunk