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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.
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June Goffe
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Gus Hoffman
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Alex Winkler
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Val Bartelli
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Helen Robinson
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Edna Bartelli
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Lester Brady
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Sleepy Parsons
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Frantic Man with Injured Cat
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Edward Honig
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Babe Dooley
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Nan Raymond
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Lt. Kane
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Beefy Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Commuter (uncredited)
John Barton ...
One-Legged Man (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Edgar Caldwell ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ray - Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ...
Cop (uncredited)
Connie Conrad ...
Mrs. Bender (uncredited)
Roger Creed ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Curtis ...
Giddy Woman (uncredited)
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Capt. Dill (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Chap (uncredited)
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Sleepy Man (uncredited)
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Building Superintendent's Wife (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner ...
Policeman Drawing Diagram (uncredited)
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Night Attendant (uncredited)
Jerry Frank ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Bouncer (uncredited)
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Woman with Dog (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Society Woman (uncredited)
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Barker (uncredited)
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Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Birthday Party Table Guest (uncredited)
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Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ...
Whispering Man (uncredited)
Frank Meredith ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Dime-a-Dance Extra (uncredited)
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Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Florence Pepper ...
Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Louis Quince ...
Markey (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ...
Counterman (uncredited)
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Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Sam - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Building Super (uncredited)
Larry Thompson ...
Drunk (uncredited)
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Soft Drink Proprietor (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle ...
Woman with Whispering Man (uncredited)
Alan Ward ...
Yerkes (uncredited)
Phil Warren ...
Jerry Robinson (uncredited)
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Billy White (uncredited)
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Derelict (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Armand 'Curly' Wright ...
Fruit Peddler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Harold Clurman
William Cameron Menzies ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Clifford Odets ... (screenplay)
 
Cornell Woolrich ... (based upon a novel by) (as William Irish)

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Sid Rogell ... executive producer
Adrian Scott ... producer

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Hanns Eisler

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Nicholas Musuraca ... director of photography

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Roland Gross

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Jack Okey

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Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)

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Renié ... (gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Dorfman ... assistant director

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James G. Stewart ... sound
Earl A. Wolcott ... sound

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Vernon L. Walker ... special effects

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Harold E. Stine ... transparency projection shots (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Gil Grau ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Earl B. Mounce ... music mixer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Alex, a radio-specialist sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money belonging to Edna Bartelli, a B-girl who invited him home to fix her radio. He tries to return the money with the reluctant aid of June Goffe, a sweet but oh-so-tired dance hall girl. They find Edna murdered. Not quite sure he didn't do it himself, Alex and June have four hours in the dead of night to find the real killer before his leave ends. Their quest brings them into contact with a sleazy kaleidoscope of minor characters as the clues get more and more tangled. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines KILLER HUNT!...Four Hours to Go! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Muerte al amanecer (Spain)
  • Den långa natten (Sweden)
  • Um de Nós é Criminoso (Portugal)
  • Προτού χαράξει η αυγή (Greece)
  • Il nome dell'amore (Italy)
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  • 83 min
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Trivia Joe Sawyer's character of washed-up baseball player Babe Dooley was based on Chicago Cubs hitting great Hack Wilson. whose problems with alcoholism led to his steep professional and personal decline. See more »
Goofs At the end, the main characters exit the 8th Police Precinct. It is night, and the streets are deserted. Yet when June and Alex drive away in the police car, it can be seen through the back window of the vehicle that the streets bustling with activity, cars, and people, and it's bright and sunny. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Nightmare: The Life and Films of Cornell Woolrich (2022). See more »
Quotes June Goffe: You see, son, it's all right to live in a cocoon like this if you expect to be a butterfly someday. Otherwise...
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