Meet Me at Dawn
| Meet Me at Dawn | |
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| Directed by | Thornton Freeland Peter Creswell |
| Written by | Marcel Achard Maurice Cowan James Seymour Lesley Storm Anatole Litvak (story) |
| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
| Starring | William Eythe Stanley Holloway Hazel Court Margaret Rutherford Basil Sydney |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
Production company | Marcel Hellman Productions (as Excelsior Films Ltd.) |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Meet Me at Dawn is a 1947 British romantic comedy film directed by Peter Creswell and Thornton Freeland and starring William Eythe, Stanley Holloway and Hazel Court.[1] The screenplay concerns a very skilled pistol shot who hires himself out to fight and duels in early twentieth century Paris.
Cast
- William Eythe ... Charles Morton
- Stanley Holloway ... Emile Pollet
- Hazel Court ... Gabrielle Vermorel
- George Thorpe ... Senator Philipe Renault
- Irene Browne ... Mme. Renault
- Beatrice Campbell ... Margot
- Basil Sydney ... Georges Vermorel
- Margaret Rutherford ... Madame Vernorel
- Ada Reeve ... Mathilde - the Concierge
- Graeme Muir ... Count de Brissac
- Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Garin - News Editor
- John Ruddock ... Doctor
- O. B. Clarence ... Ambassador
- Aubrey Mallalieu ... Prefect of Police
- James Harcourt ... Henri - the Butler
- Charles Victor ... 1st Client
- John Salew ... 2nd Client
- Percy Walsh ... Shooting Gallery Man
- Hy Hazell ... 1st Girl in Restaurant
- Joan Seton ... Vermorel's Secretary
- Katie Johnson ... Henriette - Mme. Vermorel's Housekeeper
- Diana Decker ... 2nd Girl in Restaurant
- Lind Joyce ... Yvonne Jadin - Singer
- Guy Rolfe ... Ambassador's Friend (uncredited)
- Charles Hawtrey ... Reporter at the fair (uncredited)
- Anthony Dawson as First Duelling Opponent (uncredited)
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the film
is something less than choice either as comedy or romance. In truth, it is plain boring, and the fault isn't Mr. Eythe's. He is pleasant enough in all that he has to do, but the central line of the story...is spread pretty thin...The handful who were present at the first showing yesterday afternoon took "Meet Me at Dawn" without any trace of amusement.[2]
References
- ^ "Meet Me at Dawn (1947) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ T.M.P. (18 May 1948). "Movie Review - Meet Me at Dawn - THE SCREEN". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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