Deadline at Dawn

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Deadline at Dawn

"Fate points the finger of suspicion... and one evening of innocent fun turns into a nightmare of MURDER!"

1946

1h 23m

6.3(33 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Romance

Overview

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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64 members

Acting

Susan Hayward

June Goffe

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Paul Lukas

Gus Hoffman

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Bill Williams

Alex Winkler

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Joseph Calleia

Val Bartelli

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Osa Massen

Helen Robinson

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Lola Lane

Edna Bartelli

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Jerome Cowan

Lester Brady

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Marvin Miller

Sleepy Parsons

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Roman Bohnen

Frantic Man with Injured Cat

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Steven Geray

Edward Honig

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Joe Sawyer

Babe Dooley

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Constance Worth

Nan Raymond

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Joseph Crehan

Lt. Kane

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Ernie Adams

Waiter (uncredited)

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Fred Aldrich

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Commuter (uncredited)

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John Barton

One-Legged Man (uncredited)

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Billy Bletcher

Waiter (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Detective Smiley (uncredited)

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Edgar Caldwell

Dancer (uncredited)

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William Challee

Ray (Newsstand Proprietor) (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Policeman (uncredited)

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Jack Cheatham

Policeman (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Policeman (uncredited)

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Connie Conrad

Mrs. Bender (uncredited)

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Crew

Roger Creed

Policeman (uncredited)

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Dorothy Curtis

Giddy Woman (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Capt. Dill (uncredited)

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Al Eben

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Chap (uncredited)

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John Elliott

Sleepy Man (uncredited)

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Virginia Farmer

Building Superintendent's Wife (uncredited)

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Carl Faulkner

Policeman Drawing Diagram (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Night Attendant (uncredited)

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Jerry Frank

Waiter (uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Bouncer (uncredited)

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Betty Gillette

Woman with Dog (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Policeman (uncredited)

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Annelle Hayes

Society Woman (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Barker (uncredited)

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Jack Kenney

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Colin Kenny

Birthday Party Table Guest (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Dancer (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

Whispering Man (uncredited)

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Frank Meredith

Policeman (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

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William J. O'Brien

Man (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Police Captain Bender (uncredited)

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Florence Pepper

Dancing Girl (uncredited)

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Louis Quince

Markey (uncredited)

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Tom Quinn

Counterman (uncredited)

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Jason Robards Sr.

Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Policeman (uncredited)

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Shimen Ruskin

Sam (Taxi Driver) (uncredited)

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Walter Soderling

Building Super (uncredited)

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Larry Thompson

Drunk (uncredited)

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Directing

George Tyne

Soft Drink Proprietor (uncredited)

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Pearl Varvalle

Woman with Whispering Man (uncredited)

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Alan Ward

Yerkes (uncredited)

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Phil Warren

Jerry Robinson (uncredited)

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Billy Wayne

Billy White (uncredited)

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Larry Wheat

Derelict (uncredited)

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Isabel Withers

Nurse (uncredited)

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Armand 'Curly' Wright

Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

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