5.2
Black Crown
1951
Daybreak (1948)
May 18, 19481h 15mEN
6.0
12 votes
Overview
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
Director
Compton BennettWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Sydney Box ProductionsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0I 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…
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