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.
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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 |
Cast edit
- William Eythe as Charles Morton
- Stanley Holloway as Emile Pollet
- Hazel Court as Gabrielle Vermorel
- George Thorpe as Senator Philipe Renault
- Irene Browne as Mme. Renault
- Beatrice Campbell as Margot
- Basil Sydney as Georges Vermorel
- Margaret Rutherford as Madame Vernorel
- Ada Reeve as Mathilde - the Concierge
- Graeme Muir as Count de Brissac
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Garin - News Editor
- John Ruddock as Doctor
- O. B. Clarence as Ambassador
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Prefect of Police
- James Harcourt as Henri - the Butler
- Charles Victor as 1st Client
- John Salew as 2nd Client
- Percy Walsh as Shooting Gallery Man
- Hy Hazell as 1st Girl in Restaurant
- Joan Seton as Vermorel's Secretary
- Katie Johnson as Henriette - Mme. Vermorel's Housekeeper
- Diana Decker as 2nd Girl in Restaurant
- Lind Joyce as Yvonne Jadin - Singer
- Guy Rolfe as Ambassador's Friend (uncredited)
- Charles Hawtrey as Reporter at the fair (uncredited)
- Anthony Dawson as First Duelling Opponent (uncredited)
Critical reception edit
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 edit
- ^ "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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