Meet Me at Dawn
Appearance
Meet Me at Dawn | |
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Directed by | Thornton Freeland Peter Creswell |
Written by | Marcel Achard Maurice Cowan James Seymour Lesley Storm Anatole Litvak(story) |
Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
Starring | William Eythe Stanley Holloway Hazel Court Margaret Rutherford Basil Sydney |
Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
Production company | Marcel Hellman Productions (as Excelsior Films Ltd.) |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Meet Me at Dawnis a 1947 Britishromantic comedyfilm directed by Peter Creswell andThornton Freelandand starringWilliam Eythe,Stanley HollowayandHazel Court.[1]The screenplay concerns a very skilled pistol shot who hires himself out to fight and duels in early twentieth centuryParis.
Cast
[edit]- William Eytheas Charles Morton
- Stanley Hollowayas Emile Pollet
- Hazel Courtas Gabrielle Vermorel
- George Thorpe as Senator Philipe Renault
- Irene Browneas Mme. Renault
- Beatrice Campbellas Margot
- Basil Sydneyas Georges Vermorel
- Margaret Rutherfordas Madame Vernorel
- Ada Reeveas Mathilde - the Concierge
- Graeme Muir as Count de Brissac
- Wilfrid Hyde-Whiteas Garin - News Editor
- John Ruddockas Doctor
- O. B. Clarenceas Ambassador
- Aubrey Mallalieuas Prefect of Police
- James Harcourtas Henri - the Butler
- Charles Victoras 1st Client
- John Salewas 2nd Client
- Percy Walshas Shooting Gallery Man
- Hy Hazellas 1st Girl in Restaurant
- Joan Seton as Vermorel's Secretary
- Katie Johnsonas Henriette - Mme. Vermorel's Housekeeper
- Diana Deckeras 2nd Girl in Restaurant
- Lind Joyce as Yvonne Jadin - Singer
- Guy Rolfeas Ambassador's Friend (uncredited)
- Charles Hawtreyas Reporter at the fair (uncredited)
- Anthony Dawsonas First Duelling Opponent (uncredited)
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Timeswrote that the film
is something less than choice either as comedy or romance. In truth, it is plain boring, and the fault isn't Mr. Eythe's. He is pleasant enough in all that he has to do, but the central line of the story...is spread pretty thin...The handful who were present at the first showing yesterday afternoon took "Meet Me at Dawn" without any trace of amusement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Meet Me at Dawn (1947) | BFI".Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2009.Retrieved29 June2014.
- ^T.M.P. (18 May 1948)."Movie Review - Meet Me at Dawn - THE SCREEN".NYTimes.com.Retrieved29 June2014.
External links
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Categories:
- 1947 films
- 1940s historical romance films
- British historical comedy films
- 1947 romantic comedy films
- British romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Thornton Freeland
- British black-and-white films
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in the 1900s
- 20th Century Fox films
- 1940s historical comedy films
- British historical romance films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- 1940s British film stubs
- Romantic comedy film stubs