Before Dawn (1933)
Half a million in hidden loot caused ten crimes BEFORE DAWN!
After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously dying. Police detectives with the help of a clairvoyant try to determine who, living or dead, is responsible.
- Date of release
- 1933-08-04
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama
- Director
- Irving Pichel
Casting
- Stuart Erwin — Dwight Wilson
- Dorothy Wilson — Patricia Merrick, also known as Mlle. Mystera
- Warner Oland — Dr. Paul Cornelius
- Dudley Digges — Horace Merrick
- Gertrude Hoffmann — Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
- Oscar Apfel — Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
- Frank Reicher — Joe Valerie
- Jane Darwell — Mrs. Marble
- Stanley Blystone — Police Car Driver (uncredited)
- Ed Brady — Paddywagon Cop (uncredited)
- Tom Brower — Detective Schultz (uncredited)
- Pat O'Malley — Detective Brady (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Before Dawn is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Garrett Fort. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges and Gertrude Hoffman. It is one of the few Oland films from this period in which he does not play an Asian character. The film was released on August 4, 1933, by RKO Pictures.
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