Before Dawn (1933): Cast
Before Dawn is a 1933 mystery drama starring Frank Reicher as Joe Valerie, Stanley Blystone and Max Wagner. It runs 1 hour.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h (60 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Before Dawn About?
The premise of Before Dawn without spoilers.
A hidden half‑million‑dollar loot triggers a series of ten crimes. After a gangster’s murder, everyone aware of the secret stash starts dying under mysterious circumstances. Police detectives, assisted by a clairvoyant, work to identify whether the perpetrator is alive or already dead.
Before Dawn Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- pre code
- poverty row
- lie
- clairvoyant arrest
- clairvoyant predicton
- gold
- old house
- father and daughter relanshioship
- clairvoyant and his father go to live in the dark house
- doctor from vienna
- secret passageway
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- attempt to murder
- police investigation
- pre code film
- austria
- sinister force
- hidden money
- dark house
- house
- deathbed confession
- hidden loot
- stolen money
- newspaper boy
- loot
- walking with a limp
- dragging foot
- psychic medium
- psychic reading
- clairvoyance
- police detective
- reference to poughkeepsie new york
- hidden treasure
- reference to sigmund freud
- psychologist
- reference to tarzan
- death mask
- impersonation
- revolver
- hidden door
- double cross
- falling down a well
- falling into a well
- cistern
- secret stairway
- money
- ghost
- old dark house
- police
- murder
Before Dawn Cast & Characters
Frank Reicher leads the cast as Joe Valerie, with Stanley Blystone as Police Car Driver (uncredited) and Max Wagner as Policeman in Car (uncredited).
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Frank Reicher as Joe Valerie - Stanley Blystone as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
- Max Wagner as Policeman in Car (uncredited)
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Marble
Also Starring in Before Dawn
· 11 more- Pat O’Malley Detective Brady (uncredited)
- Oscar Apfel Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
- Ed Brady Paddywagon Cop (uncredited)
- Irving Pichel Police Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Stuart Erwin Dwight Wilson
- Warner Oland Dr. Paul Cornelius
- Ted Oliver Police Desk Sergeant Hamilton (uncredited)
- Dudley Digges Horace Merrick
- Gertrude Hoffmann Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
- Tom Brower Detective Schultz (uncredited)
- Dorothy Wilson Patricia Merrick, also known as Mlle. Mystera
Before Dawn Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Death Watch” and “Antes del amanecer”.
- Also known as
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- Death Watch
- Antes del amanecer
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Before Dawn FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Before Dawn, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Before Dawn?
Before Dawn runs 1 hour (60 minutes).
When was Before Dawn released?
Before Dawn was released on August 4, 1933.
Who is in the cast of Before Dawn?
Before Dawn stars Frank Reicher as Joe Valerie, Stanley Blystone as Police Car Driver (uncredited) and Max Wagner as Policeman in Car (uncredited), among 15 credited actors.
Does Before Dawn have a post-credit scene?
No. Before Dawn has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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