Dawn

Dawn (1928)

A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.

Date of release
1928-03-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Herbert Wilcox

Casting

Interesting facts

Dawn is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Sybil Thorndike, Gordon Craig, and Marie Ault. It was produced by Wilcox for his British & Dominions Film Corporation. The film was made at Cricklewood Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Clifford Pember.

Production

Herbert Wilcox had just made Mumsie (1927), starring Pauline Frederick. Wilcox wanted to make another film with Frederick and suggested Noël Coward's The Vortex but Frederick disliked the role. Wilcox then saw the statue of Edith Cavell in London and decided to make a film of her life.

Frederick was enthusiastic at first but dropped out. Some claimed it was because there was an outcry at the thought of an American playing Cavell. Wilcox claims Frederick was scared off after the German ambassador said that Germany would boycott her films. She was replaced with Sybil Thorndike. Filming proved difficult.

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