Main title from Daybreak (1948) (4). By Monckton Hoffe. Copyright 1948 by General Film Distributors Ltd

Daybreak

(1948)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Drama | 1h 21min |
A
| Stars: Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed | Director: Compton Bennett

A barber and part-time hangman marries a destitute girl, loses her to a Swedish seaman, and kills himself in such a way as to implicate the other man

Cast

(12)
Eric Portman
Eddie
Publicity photograph featuring Ann Todd, English actress. Todd is wearing an ornate embroidered shawl.
Frankie
Photo of British actor, Maxwell Reed (1)
Olaf
Edward Rigby
Bill Shackle
Bill Owen
Ron
Jane Hylton
Doris
Eliot Makeham
Mr Bigley
Margaret Withers
Mrs Bigley
John Turnbull
Superintendent
Maurice Denham, English actor, photograph (1)
Maurice Denham
Inspector
Milton Rosmer
Governor
Lyn Evans
Waterman
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Pictures

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Poster from from Daybreak (1948) (1)
Main title from Daybreak (1948) (4). By Monckton Hoffe. Copyright 1948 by General Film Distributors Ltd

Production

(3)
Compton Bennett
Director
Monckton Hoffe
Writer
Photograph of British director, Muriel Box (1)
Writer (screenplay)

Companies

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Sydney Box Productions
Production company
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Distribution company