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After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.After a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Ernie Adams
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Beefy Nightclub Guest
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Commuter
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- One-Legged Man
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Harold Clurman
- William Cameron Menzies(uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaJoe Sawyer's character of washed-up baseball player Babe Dooley was based on Chicago Cubs hitting great Hack Wilson. whose problems with alcoholism led to his steep professional and personal decline.
- GoofsAt the end, the main characters exit the 8th Police Precinct. It is night, and the streets are deserted. Yet when June and Alex drive away in the police car, it can be seen through the back window of the vehicle that the streets bustling with activity, cars, and people, and it's bright and sunny.
- Quotes
June Goffe: You see, son, it's all right to live in a cocoon like this if you expect to be a butterfly someday. Otherwise...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Noir Alley: Deadline at Dawn (2017)
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One of the Best - and Unfortunately Forgotten - of the Film Noir Genre
It is a shame that this is an all but forgotten example of Film Noir. Hopefully it will make a comeback. A sailor has apparently killed someone and has until dawn to find the real killer. Bill Williams, sort of a poor man's Lloyd Bridges, is serviceable as the sailor. But stealing the entire film and dominating the plot is a wonderful Susan Hayward, who somehow manages to be beautiful, sexy, and tough as nails as she in effect plays a hard-bitten private detective tracking down the truth. I would have loved to have seen Hayward, as a female, play one of those 1940's private eyes, or try her hand at the Stanwyck role in "Double Indemnity". But she's good enough here. If you spot this movie, SEE it. Hayward makes a good movie even better.
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- Sep 10, 1999
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- En el nombre del amor
- Filming locations
- Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(New York night street scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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