Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn is a 1946 film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novella by Cornell Woolrich as William Irish. The RKO Pictures film release was the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Odets. The director of photography was RKO regular Nicholas Musuraca. The musical score was by German refugee composer Hanns Eisler.
With the help of dance hall girl June Goth Susan Hayward, he attempts to return the money, only to find out that the woman is dead. The sailor isnt sure if hes the killer or not. Alex and June, along with a philosophical cabbie Paul Lukas, stay up all night, attempting to solve the murder mystery before the sailor has to catch a bus to the naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, in the morning. Their deadline is at dawn.During the film, there are many false leads and red herrings involving a blind piano player named Sleepy Parsons Marvin Miller and a young couple. Bartelli had been in the business of blackmailing men with whom she had had affairs, so there are many possible suspects. The womans brother Val Joseph Calleia adds a touch of menace to the plot. The surprise ending resolves all issues, including the relationship between Alex and June. ........
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