The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn

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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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

world war iinazi spyaustrian

Production House

Paramount Pictures

Audience Score

64%

8 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

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Cast

Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake

Dora Bruckmann

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Jim Hetherton

John Sutton

John Sutton

Roger Hetherton

Binnie Barnes

Binnie Barnes

May Hetherton

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Gen. Hetherton

Philip Merivale

Philip Merivale

Sir Leslie Buchanon

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Kurt van der Breughel

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Freddy Merritt

David Leland

David Leland

Tommy Hetherton

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Annie

Raymond Severn

Raymond Severn

Jim (as a boy)

Aminta Dyne

Aminta Dyne

Mrs. Muller

// crew

Crew

Frank Tuttle

Frank Tuttle

Director

Michael Hogan

Writer

John F. Seitz

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

Stuart Gilmore

Editor

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

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