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Before Dawn (1933)

Before Dawn poster
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds himself in a dangerous situation after a series of events. When someone is targeted, he becomes involved in a mystery that takes a dark turn.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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