Golden Dawn (1930): Cast & Plot
Golden Dawn is a 1930 comedy drama directed by Ray Enright, starring Vivienne Segal as Dawn, Alice Gentle and Walter Woolf King. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Ray Enright
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Vitaphone Corporation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Golden Dawn About?
The premise of Golden Dawn without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Dawn, kidnapped and raised by Mooda, a canteen owner, falls for English planter Tom Allen, a POW. Soldier Shep Keyes covets her but learns she is pledged to the tribal god Mulunghu and loves Tom. After Allies retake area, Shep incites a tribe; Dawn reaffirms faith in God, a storm ends drought, and Tom returns to claim her.
Golden Dawn Themes & Keywords
· 23 tags- song
- singer
- singing
- damsel in distress
- racial sterotype
- witch doctor
- hostage
- 1910s
- briton
- jungle
- drum
- village
+11 more Show fewer
- deception
- rescue
- human sacrifice
- murder
- drought
- prisoner exchange
- taboo
- jealousy
- world war one
- prisoner of war
- religious rite
Golden Dawn Cast & Characters
Vivienne Segal leads the cast as Dawn, with Alice Gentle as Mooda and Walter Woolf King as Tom Allen. Directed by Ray Enright; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ray Enright
- Vivienne Segal as Dawn
- Alice Gentle as Mooda
- Walter Woolf King as Tom Allen
- Noah Beery as Shep Keyes
Also Starring in Golden Dawn
· 9 more- Nigel De Brulier Hasmali the Witch Doctor (uncredited)
- Marion Byron Joanna
- Sôjin Kamiyama Piper
- Edward Martindel Col. Judson
- Nina Quartero Maid-in-Waiting
- Otto Matieson Capt. Eric
- Julanne Johnston Sister Hedwig
- Lupino Lane Pigeon
- Dick Henderson Duke
More from Ray Enright
More films directed by Ray Enright: The Man From Cairo, Kansas Raiders, Montana and South of St. Louis.
Golden Dawn Plot Summary
What happens in Golden Dawn from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Dawn Vivienne Segal is a white girl who was kidnapped in infancy and raised by Mooda Alice Gentle, a Black native woman who runs a canteen in a German colonial settlement in Africa. Her life unfolds within a fragile web of power, race, and longing as she grows up with a quiet, forbidden bond to a British rubber planter she comes to love.
Full summary
The whole story of Golden Dawn, scene by scene
Golden Dawn Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Die Zirkusprinzessin” and “The Circus Princess”.
- Also known as
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- Die Zirkusprinzessin
- The Circus Princess
- Deusa Africana
- Aurora dorada
- Lefki thea
- Blank en bruin
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Golden Dawn FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Golden Dawn, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Golden Dawn?
Golden Dawn runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Golden Dawn released?
Golden Dawn was released on June 14, 1930.
Who directed Golden Dawn?
Golden Dawn was directed by Ray Enright.
More films by Ray Enright Who is in the cast of Golden Dawn?
Golden Dawn stars Vivienne Segal as Dawn, Alice Gentle as Mooda and Walter Woolf King as Tom Allen, among 13 credited actors.
Does Golden Dawn have a post-credit scene?
No. Golden Dawn has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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