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  • Daybreak (1948)
  • Approved
    81 min | Drama
Daybreak (1948)
Approved
81 min | Drama

A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman's assistant tries to seduce his boss's wife - after a fight, the hangman is ...See moreA hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman's assistant tries to seduce his boss's wife - after a fight, the hangman is presumed drowned. The woman commits suicide, but the hangman has in fact survived, and manages to save his assistant from the gallows. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Writers
Monckton Hoffe (by) (adaptation) | Muriel Box (screenplay) | Sydney Box (screenplay)
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Updated May 19, 1948

Release date
Jul 2, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Ann Todd
Frankie Frankie   See fewer
Edward Rigby
Bill Shackle Bill Shackle   See fewer
Eliot Makeham
Mr. Bigley Mr. Bigley   See fewer
Margaret Withers
Mrs. Bigley Mrs. Bigley   See fewer
John Turnbull
Superintendent Superintendent   See fewer
Maurice Denham
Inspector Inspector   See fewer
Milton Rosmer
Governor Governor   See fewer
Lyn Evans
Waterman Waterman   See fewer
Jim Brady
Bystander (uncredited) Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrew Crawford
Barbershop Customer (uncredited) Barbershop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Marsh
Barbershop Customer (uncredited) Barbershop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Merritt
Prison Warder (uncredited) Prison Warder (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Morris
Barbershop Customer (uncredited) Barbershop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
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