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Before Dawn (1933) was a Drama - Mystery Film directed by Irving Pichel and produced by Merian C. Cooper.

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Before Dawn (1933)

By John Grant on Jul 22, 2016 From Noirish

US / 62 minutes / bw / RKO Dir: Irving Pichel Pr: Merian C. Cooper Scr: Garrett Fort Story: ?The Death Watch? (1932; in Sergeant Sir Peter) by Edgar Wallace Cine: Lucien Andriot Cast: Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges, Gertrude W. Hoffman, Oscar Apfel, Frank Reicher, Jane Dar... Read full article


Decision Before Dawn (1951)

By Beatrice on Aug 17, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Decision Before Dawn Directed by Anatole Litvak Written by Peter Viertel from the novel “Call It Treason” by George Howe 1951/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Bavaria Fild First viewing/Amazon Instant This “now-it-can-be-told” WWII war movie is a bit heavy on the... Read full article


Decision Before Dawn

By Alyson on Jul 27, 2010 From The Best Picture Project

Just six years after WWII, Decision Before Dawn brings a somewhat sympathetic look at Nazi Germany. ?Director Anatole Litvak, who?s work we?ve seen earlier in The Snake Pit, seems more than capable of a war film after directing several war documentaries in the forties. ?He filmed in Germany, using t... Read full article


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Police Chief John F. O'Hara: Ah, that Valerie was delirious!
Dr. Paul Cornelius: It wouldn't be the first time a million dollars made a man delirious


Horace Merrick: A man might make many compromises with his integrity for... ah... oh... say... a half million dollars.


Dwight Wilson: [to Patricia] Say, baby, I'm for yuh. My face hasn't been so red since I went to my first burlesque show.


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Hollywood Reporter news items had Gregory Ratoff, Hobart Cavanaugh and Lal Chand Mehra as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. At one point, several arrested psychics exited a police van, but only the back of their heads were visible. One was wearing a turban, a common costume for Mehra.
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