Deadline at Dawn

"Fate points the finger of suspicion... and one evening of innocent fun turns into a nightmare of MURDER!"

Mar 18 1946 Approved 1h 23m
Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Plot

Alex, a radio-specialist sailor on leave, recovers from a drink-induced blackout with a large sum of money belonging to Edna Bartelli, a B-girl who invited him home to fix her radio. He tries to return the money with the reluctant aid of June Goffe, a sweet but oh-so-tired dance hall girl. They find Edna murdered. Not quite sure he didn't do it himself, Alex and June have four hours in the dead of night to find the real killer before his leave ends. Their quest brings them into contact with a sleazy kaleidoscope of minor characters as the clues get more and more tangled.

Written by

Clifford Odets, Cornell Woolrich

Directed by

Harold Clurman, William Cameron Menzies

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,711
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA