Daybreak 1948
6.6 / 10
Daybreak
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
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... Frances "Frankie" Tribe
... Eddie Tribe
... Ron
... Olaf Tyson
... Bill Shackle
... Mr. Walter Bigley
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See All 1 Reviews09 Jul 2022 by CinemaSerf
I reckon this has to be the best outing for Ann Todd ("Frankie") that I've seen. Here she plays the girlfriend of Eric Portman ("Eddie") who is really a hangman, but who doesn't want her to know so pretends to be a salesman to explain his frequent, and often overnight, absences from their home on a barge he has inherited. It's during one of those absences that she finds herself the focus of the unwarranted attentions of the rather uncouth "Olaf" (Maxwell Reed) and... Compton Bennett has created a clever piece of cinema here; we are given much of the bones of the story but have to come to a few of our own conclusions as tragedy ensues. According to the BBFC, the film wasn't cut at the time but it doesn't look like it - there are gaps that sort of make sense, but there are quite a few that clearly don't and that disjoints the narrative and occasionally spoils what is otherwise a complex tale. Well worth a gander.
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Release Date:
May 18, 1948 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 15`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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I reckon this has to be the best outing for Ann Todd ("Frankie") that I've seen. Here she plays the girlfriend of Eric Portman ("Eddie") who is really a hangman, but who doesn't want her to know so pretends to be a salesman to explain his frequent, and often overnight, absences from their home on a barge he has inherited. It's during one of those absences that she finds herself the focus of the unwarranted attentions of the rather uncouth "Olaf" (Maxwell Reed) and... Compton Bennett has created a clever piece of cinema here; we are given much of the bones of the story but have to come to a few of our own conclusions as tragedy ensues. According to the BBFC, the film wasn't cut at the time but it doesn't look like it - there are gaps that sort of make sense, but there are quite a few that clearly don't and that disjoints the narrative and occasionally spoils what is otherwise a complex tale. Well worth a gander.
Cast & Crew of
Daybreak
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Frances "Frankie" Tribe
... Eddie Tribe
... Ron
... Olaf Tyson
... Bill Shackle
... Mr. Walter Bigley
... Doris
... Mrs.Bigley
... Superintendent
... Inspector
... Governor
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Lyn Evans... Waterman
... Barber shop customer
... Barber shop customer
Produced By
SB
Sydney Box... Producer
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