Daybreak (1948)
Daybreak (1948)
Plot.
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
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Cast & Crew.
Eric Portman
Eddie
Ann Todd
Frankie
Bill Owen
Ron
Maxwell Reed
Olaf
Edward Rigby
Bill Shackle
Eliot Makeham
Mr. Walter Bigley
Compton Bennett
Director
Monckton Hoffe
Writer
Jane Hylton
Doris
Muriel Box
Writer
Margaret Withers
Mrs.Bigley
John Turnbull
Superintendent
Sydney Box
Writer
Benjamin Frankel
Composer
Maurice Denham
Inspector
Reginald H. Wyer
Cinematographer
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Daybreak is a 1948 drama by Riverside Studios – classified by some as 'British Noir' – directed by Compton Bennett and starring Eric Portman, Ann Todd and Maxwell Reed. It is based on a play by Monckton Hoffe.A sombre, bleak film, Daybreak was filmed in 1946, but ran into trouble with the BBFC, resulting in a delay of almost two years before its release. The version finally approved for release excised approximately six minutes of original footage, resulting in some jerky cuts where scenes have been removed and leaving noticeable plot lacunae which are considered to detract somewhat from an otherwise well-regarded film.