Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976): Cast
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway is a 1976 drama directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Eve Plumb as Dawn Wetherby, Leigh McCloskey and Suzanne Crough. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Randal Kleiser
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Douglas S. Cramer Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway About?
The premise of Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway without spoilers.
The Startling NBC-TV drama that shocked the nation follows 15-year-old Dawn, who flees an intolerable home life. In the city she cannot find lawful work because of her age, so she turns to prostitution. She befriends Alexander, a young male hustler who shelters her, but when Dawn begins working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target for violence.
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- runaway
- teenage prostitute
- 15 year old
- loss of virginity
- teenage girl
- street life
- teen movie
- runaway girl
- 15 year old girl
- underage prostitute
- topless teenage girl
- losing virginity
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- brother sister relationship
- hollywood sign
- drunk mother
- making a scene
- actress breaks typecast
- stranger in town
- diner
- sex worker
- sleeping on a park bench
- loss of innocence
- free clinic
- bathing in a sink
- library
- hollywood walk of fame
- coughing
- teen pregnancy
- reference to alexander the great
- mother daughter hug
- sunset strip
- 1970s
- male prostitute
- pay phone
- girl with long hair
- grocery store
- woman wears only a shirt
- hunger
- reference to rebecca of sunnybrook farm
- fake identification
- hollywood roosevelt hotel los angeles
- braless
- bend down exposing cleavage
- teenage romance
- plunging neckline
- caught shoplifting
- man slaps a girl
- street walking
- teenage girl undresses
- probation
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Cast & Characters
Eve Plumb leads the cast as Dawn Wetherby, with Leigh McCloskey as Alexander Duncan and Suzanne Crough as Runaway. Directed by Randal Kleiser; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Director Randal Kleiser
- Eve Plumb as Dawn Wetherby
- Leigh McCloskey as Alexander Duncan
- Suzanne Crough as Runaway
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Bo Hopkins as Swan
Also Starring in Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
· 18 more- Georg Stanford Brown Donald Umber
- Paul Bryar Counterman
- William Schallert Harry
- Anne Seymour Counterwoman
- Anne Ramsey Librarian
- Queenie Smith Old Woman
- Lynn Carlin Dawn's Mother
- Paul Sorensen Police Sergeant
- Romo Vincent Fat Man
- Sylvia Anderson Sumi
- Joan Prather Susie
- Brad Trumbull Man
- Marguerite DeLain Frankie Lee
- John Rose Salesman
- David Knapp Doctor Roberts
- Diane Sommerfield
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- Stephanie Burchfield Randy
- Kaaren Ragland Melba
More from Randal Kleiser
More films directed by Randal Kleiser, best-rated first: Grease, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Flight of the Navigator and White Fang.
Cars in Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
23 cars on screen, including the 1976 Ford Thunderbird and the 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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1976 Ford Thunderbird Important role -
1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Minor role -
1970 Chevrolet Nova Minor role -
1968 Eagle Model 05 Minor role
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Egy szökött tinédzser” and “Street Dawn”.
- Also known as
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- Egy szökött tinédzser
- Street Dawn
- Adolescentes Fugitivos
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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway?
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway released?
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway was released on September 27, 1976.
Who directed Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway?
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway was directed by Randal Kleiser.
More films by Randal Kleiser Who is in the cast of Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway?
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway stars Eve Plumb as Dawn Wetherby, Leigh McCloskey as Alexander Duncan and Suzanne Crough as Runaway, among 22 credited actors.
Does Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway have a post-credit scene?
No. Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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