Before Dawn
Half a million in hidden loot caused ten crimes BEFORE DAWN!
1933 | 60m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Irving Pichel |
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| Writer: | Marion Dix, Edgar Wallace, Garrett Fort, Ralph Block |
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| After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously dying. Police detectives with the help of a clairvoyant try to determine who, living or dead, is responsible. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 04, 1933 |
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| Director: | Irving Pichel |
| Writer: | Marion Dix, Edgar Wallace, Garrett Fort, Ralph Block |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery |
| Keywords | gangster, greed, police, murder, money, psychic, old dark house, ghost, clairvoyant, death mask, secret room |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Stuart Erwin | Dwight Wilson |
| Dorothy Wilson | Patricia Merrick, also known as Mlle. Mystera |
| Warner Oland | Dr. Paul Cornelius |
| Dudley Digges | Horace Merrick |
| Gertrude Hoffmann | Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman) |
| Oscar Apfel | Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara |
| Frank Reicher | Joe Valerie |
| Jane Darwell | Mrs. Marble |
| Stanley Blystone | Police Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Paddywagon Cop (uncredited) |
| Tom Brower | Detective Schultz (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Malley | Detective Brady (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | Police Desk Sergeant Hamilton (uncredited) |
| Irving Pichel | Police Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Policeman in Car (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Marion Dix | Screenplay |
| Irving Pichel | Director |
| Edgar Wallace | Story |
| Merian C. Cooper | Production Executive |
| Van Nest Polglase | Settings |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Camera Operator |
| Max Steiner | Music Director |
| Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |
| Carroll Clark | Settings |
| Philip Faulkner Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Bohny | Assistant Camera |
| Garrett Fort | Screenplay |
| Ralph Block | Screenplay |
| Shirley C. Burden | Production Assistant |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Cinematography |
| William Hamilton | Editor |
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