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Deadline at Dawn

After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.

Director

Harold Clurman, William Cameron Menzies

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

June Goffe

Gus Hoffman

Alex Winkler

Val Bartelli

Helen Robinson

Edna Bartelli

Lester Brady

Sleepy Parsons

Frantic Man with Injured Cat

Edward Honig

Babe Dooley

Nan Raymond

Constance Worth

Lt. Kane

Waiter

Beefy Nightclub Guest

Commuter

One-Legged Man

Waiter

Detective Smiley

Dancer

Ray

William Challee

Policeman

Policeman

Cop

Mrs. Bender

Policeman

Giddy Woman

Capt. Dill

Taxi Driver

Chap

Sleepy Man

Building Superintendent's Wife

Virginia Farmer

Policeman Drawing Diagram

Night Attendant

Waiter

Bouncer

Woman with Dog

Policeman

Society Woman

Barker

Headwaiter

Birthday Party Table Guest

Blonde Dancer

Ethelreda Leopold

Whispering Man

Policeman

Policeman

Dime-a-Dance Extra

William J. O'Brien

Police Captain Bender

Dancing Girl

Florence Pepper

Markey

Counterman

Policeman with Liquor Bottle

Jason Robards Sr.

Policeman

Sam

Building Super

Walter Soderling

Drunk

Soft Drink Proprietor

Woman with Whispering Man

Yerkes

Jerry Robinson

Billy White

Derelict

Nurse

Fruit Peddler

Armand 'Curly' Wright

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Why, Sleepy Parsons. - Deadline at Dawn

Why, Sleepy Parsons.

Here's to nothing. - Deadline at Dawn

Here's to nothing.

It's gone - Deadline at Dawn

Excuse me. It was not my
intention to get fresh. - Deadline at Dawn

Excuse me. It was not my intention to get fresh.

Do you think it might
rain and cool off? - Deadline at Dawn

Do you think it might rain and cool off?

A lot of nice people
dancing here, isn't there? - Deadline at Dawn

A lot of nice people dancing here, isn't there?

This is a post office son Full of second class manners - Deadline at Dawn

This is a post office son Full of second class manners

They give the men in the service
salt pills when it gets hot like this. - Deadline at Dawn

They give the men in the service salt pills when it gets hot...

Three or four haircuts ago - Deadline at Dawn

Three or four haircuts ago

Non compos mentis - Deadline at Dawn

Non compos mentis

You see son - Deadline at Dawn

Which house?
- That one. - Deadline at Dawn

Which house? - That one.

This is it, Miss Goth. - Deadline at Dawn

This is it, Miss Goth.

Call me June It rhymes with moon - Deadline at Dawn

Call me June It rhymes with moon

I'll turn on the radio if
anybody starts up after you. - Deadline at Dawn

I'll turn on the radio if anybody starts up after you.

I hear the whistle blowing. - Deadline at Dawn

I hear the whistle blowing.

Go for a walk or we'll go
home. Make up your mind, now. - Deadline at Dawn

Go for a walk or we'll go home. Make up your mind, now.

Did you do it? - Deadline at Dawn

It can't be suicide.
There's no weapon. - Deadline at Dawn

It can't be suicide. There's no weapon.

Nobody loves a fat man - Deadline at Dawn

Nobody loves a fat man

We'd better wait in the dark a minute - Deadline at Dawn

We'd better wait in the dark a minute

Now, suppose we
stick to the text. - Deadline at Dawn

Now, suppose we stick to the text.

This is the biggest city in the world.
Somewhere in it, one man or woman. - Deadline at Dawn

This is the biggest city in the world. Somewhere in it, one ...

Now, concentrate. - Deadline at Dawn

Now, concentrate.

Here you are. - Deadline at Dawn

Are you coming back, June? - Deadline at Dawn

Are you coming back, June?

Straight ahead. - Deadline at Dawn

Straight ahead.

That's not soda
water in his gas tank. - Deadline at Dawn

That's not soda water in his gas tank.

I'm not hog-sure, lady. But
this looks like the corner. - Deadline at Dawn

I'm not hog-sure, lady. But this looks like the corner.

Don't stop here if
you're looking for a room. - Deadline at Dawn

Don't stop here if you're looking for a room.

Where are you going? - Deadline at Dawn

Where are you going?

Don't leave the house tonight unless
you want the police at your door. - Deadline at Dawn

Don't leave the house tonight unless you want the polic...

By the way if it's not too personal - Deadline at Dawn

By the way if it's not too personal

What's the matter, sonny?
- Nothing. - Deadline at Dawn

What's the matter, sonny? - Nothing.

If you hear a peculiar noise it's my skin creeping - Deadline at Dawn

If you hear a peculiar noise it's my skin creeping

Are you hungry?
- No. - Deadline at Dawn

Are you hungry? - No.

A blind man can see how many boyfriends she had - Deadline at Dawn

A blind man can see how many boyfriends she had

Shush Let's not raise our voices - Deadline at Dawn

Shush Let's not raise our voices

When you hear the signal the
time will be 3:10 and one quarter. - Deadline at Dawn

When you hear the signal the time will be 3:10 and one quart...

Edna? - Deadline at Dawn

She's gone. - Deadline at Dawn

I hear the whistle blowing. - Deadline at Dawn

I hear the whistle blowing.

Put Val Bartelli on the phone. - Deadline at Dawn

Put Val Bartelli on the phone.

Golly-wolly, it's hot tonight. - Deadline at Dawn

Golly-wolly, it's hot tonight.

Don't lose him.
- He's right behind us. - Deadline at Dawn

Don't lose him. - He's right behind us.

Say, what's this all about?
- Don't get tough. - Deadline at Dawn

Say, what's this all about? - Don't get tough.

Meaning no disrespect - Deadline at Dawn

Meaning no disrespect

Golly The misery that walks around in this pretty quiet night - Deadline at Dawn

Golly The misery that walks around in this pretty quiet...

If she cut off her head she'd be very pretty - Deadline at Dawn

If she cut off her head she'd be very pretty

People with wax heads should keep out of the sun - Deadline at Dawn

People with wax heads should keep out of the sun

Now you play it again
and play it sweet. - Deadline at Dawn

Now you play it again and play it sweet.

Yeah? - Deadline at Dawn

You won't believe it - Deadline at Dawn

You won't believe it

She was no lullaby. - Deadline at Dawn

She was no lullaby.

I was in the deep water there a minute - Deadline at Dawn

I was in the deep water there a minute

Who are you Who likes to know - Deadline at Dawn

Who are you Who likes to know

Put nothing in writing The first law of life - Deadline at Dawn

Put nothing in writing The first law of life

Be careful, Val.
- Shut your face, Lester. - Deadline at Dawn

Be careful, Val. - Shut your face, Lester.

Gee, time takes so long. - Deadline at Dawn

Gee, time takes so long.

Edna. - Deadline at Dawn

All cops. - Deadline at Dawn

Gee. - Deadline at Dawn

Shush. - Deadline at Dawn

Who's that? - Deadline at Dawn

June, he's a very fine character. - Deadline at Dawn

June, he's a very fine character.

Mr Bartelli. - Deadline at Dawn

What's the matter?
Afraid you hurt him? - Deadline at Dawn

What's the matter? Afraid you hurt him?

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After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Harold Clurman, William Cameron Menzies

Writer: Clifford Odets, Cornell Woolrich

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: crime, film-noir, mystery

Year: 1946

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Mar 1946

Awards: 1 nomination

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