The Sun Sets at Dawn

The Sun Sets at Dawn is a 1951 American Film Noir film directed by Paul Sloane and featuring Sally Parr, Patrick Waltz and Philip Shawn.

At the same time the reporters rush in, back from the prison to use the Post Office telephones. It turns out that the execution has had to be postponed owing to electrical problems with the chair. Farucco is brought into custody into the prison governors office, and moved by the distraught girlfriends grief, admits to the crime just in time to prevent the second execution attempt.Film critic Dennis Schwartz wrote a mostly positive film review, The story was well told, but the acting left a lot to be desired. And all that religious stuff thrown in, about how God listens to you, was strictly cornball. But as far as Bfilms go, this one is above average. ........

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