Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn

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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 in... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Deadline at Dawn:

Susan Hayward
Paul Lukas
Bill Williams
Joseph Calleia
Osa Massen
Lola Lane

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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.

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Parallax View - 9/10 by Sean Axmaker... a film of shadows and secrets and moments of street poetry.
User Review - 10/10 by Bruce BThis film I found as part of the Film Noir Collection Volume 5 which can be found on Amazon. I was blown away by not only the storyline but also the acting. Paul Lukas stole the stage when he appeared in this movie. Bill Williams plays the I'm from the country and don't know squat about life Sailor, who wakes up in a newsstand after a all night drunk with 1400 dollars in his pocket, he goes to return to the girl he took it from to find her dead. He meets a B Girl (Susan Hayward)m who gets tangled up in his story, they try to find the killer, as they do more and more people are weaved into this story. The ending will blow you away, as it did me. I will not give it away here. This is the most enjoyable film, worth every minute of your time, It comes as a Double with Backfire another go film. Can believe I'm giving a old B&W Film 5 Stars.
User Review - 8/10 by Martin TTerrifically gritty noir. Susan, still a B actress at the time took a big step forward with this little gem, one of the great overlooked noirs. She's tough and no nonsense but caring. She also looks phenomenal considering she had given birth to twin boys just before making this. Bill Williams is just right as the naive gob and Paul Lukas adds great support as a cabbie who lends a helping hand. The film is also full of wonderful touches, Susan's snappy no-nonsense talk, the incidental characters the leads come across and the sets and set-ups of the shots with intriguing little details just randomly placed in the background. Well worth seeking out.
User Review - 8/10 by Adam SSnappy Clifford Odets dialogue, typically great Nicholas Musuraca cinematography, and cute dance-hall girl Susan Hayward distinguish this 1946 RKO noir, which spins around RKO's New York street sets on the backs of a twisty murder mystery and a handful of breakneck cabs.
User Review - 8/10 by Art S"Now suppose we stick to the text." "The what?" She points at the body of the dead woman on the floor. "The text." And it's not the last time the body will be referred to as "the text." What was Clifford Odets thinking? Who knows? Who cares? (1946? It was probably code! Unless he'd just read Foucault. Waitaminnit. Is dat even possible?) What we do know is he had loads of rip-roaring fun. This low-budget noir is one twisty cab ride, with dialogue as rich as earrings, and plenty of philosophical cabbies to boot! A rare bird with a knockout punch and dazzling wit, and loads of self-referrential cleverness. Enough for a paper, so get on it you academics. In the end I'm just happy to watch Susan Hayward bounce around in that black dress in the New York heat, all in love with a simple sailor boy, trying to rescue her baby from the long arm of the law. After all, innocence must be preserved. The most fun we've had watching a noir in a long time, and an easy one to cast modern: think Wahlberg as the babe in arms, and Pacino as the stiff dame's criminal brother. They're dead ringers, I tell ya!
User Review - 8/10 by Robert CThe story isn't especially profound, but it's propelled by snappy dialogue, well-drawn characters, and terrific acting from Susan Hayward and Bill Williams.
User Review - 8/10 by John TI really enjoyed this film noir saga. I doubt today's movie producers could remake this film successfully. Acted well, by all. Good work RKO.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael La good, b movie film noir. susan hayward is smoldering. of course, she is always smoldering. she is just plain hot. yeah, decent noir
User Review - 6/10 by Maria VA fairly strong entry in the noir cannon. I'd have given it 4 stars were it not for some downright clunky dialogue courtesy of Clifford Odets.
User Review - 6/10 by Gregory Wgood noir drama from the first cycle of film noir

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