Movie·1944·1h 15m
The Hour Before the Dawn
W. Somerset Maugham's most savage portrait of a dangerous woman!
Directed By
Frank Tuttle
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she can help in Hitler's planned invasion of England.
Written By
Michael Hogan
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Editor
Stuart Gilmore
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
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// cast
Cast
Veronica Lake
Dora Bruckmann
Franchot Tone
Jim Hetherton
John Sutton
Roger Hetherton
Binnie Barnes
May Hetherton
Henry Stephenson
Gen. Hetherton
Philip Merivale
Sir Leslie Buchanon
Nils Asther
Kurt van der Breughel
Edmund Breon
Freddy Merritt
David Leland
Tommy Hetherton
Mary Gordon
Annie
Raymond Severn
Jim (as a boy)
Aminta Dyne
Mrs. Muller
// crew
Crew
Frank Tuttle
Director
Michael Hogan
Writer
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
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