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Before Dawn(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-08-04
57%
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Time: 1h 0m
Half a million in hidden loot caused ten crimes BEFORE DAWN!
Overview:
After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously dying. Police detectives with the help of a clairvoyant try to determine who, living or dead, is responsible.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Before Dawn
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stuart Erwin
Dwight Wilson
Dorothy Wilson
Patricia Merrick, also known as Mlle. Mystera
Warner Oland
Dr. Paul Cornelius
Dudley Digges
Horace Merrick
Gertrude Hoffmann
Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
Oscar Apfel
Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Frank Reicher
Joe Valerie
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Marble
Stanley Blystone
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Paddywagon Cop (uncredited)
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Overview
After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously dying. Police detectives with the help of a clairvoyant try to determine who, living or dead, is responsible.
Release Date
1933-08-04
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
Half a million in hidden loot caused ten crimes BEFORE DAWN!
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