Movie Description
The Day Will Dawn
(1942)Overview
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)
Featured Crew
- Director : Harold French
- Producer : Paul Soskin
- Editor : Michael C. Chorlton
- Cast : Hugh Williams,Griffith Jones,Deborah Kerr,Ralph Richardson,Francis L. Sullivan,Roland Culver,Finlay Currie,Niall MacGinnis,Elizabeth Mann,Raymond Huntley,Patricia Medina,Roland Pertwee,Henry Oscar,David Horne,Henry Hewitt,John Warwick,Brefni O'Rorke,Bernard Miles,Beckett Bould,Olaf Olsen,Gus McNaughton,George Carney,John Salew,Meriel Forbes,Philip Friend,George Merritt,John Boxer,H Victor Weske,Gerhard Kempinski,George Spence
Cast
Colin Metcalfe
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Kari Alstad
Frank Lockwood
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Cmdr. Pittwaters
Capt. Alstad
Olaf
Gerda
Ingrid
Capt. Waverley
Newspaper Editor
Evans, Foreign Editor
Jack, News Editor
Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Political Journalist
McAllister (Irish Soldier)
Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
Langedal's Schoolmaster
Army Sergeant
Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
Milly, the Barmaid
Pilot
German Trawler Captain
U-Boat Commander
Heinrich
Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo
Norwegian Villager (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Day Will Dawn
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-06-08
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesPaul Soskin Productions
Genres
- Drama
- War
