Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
1976 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Randal Kleiser |
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| Writer: | Dalene Young |
| Staring: |
| 15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 1976 |
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| Director: | Randal Kleiser |
| Writer: | Dalene Young |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | pimp, hustler, teenage prostitute, runaway child, alcoholic mother, sex with a minor |
| Production Companies | NBC, Douglas S. Cramer Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eve Plumb | Dawn Wetherby |
| Leigh McCloskey | Alexander Duncan |
| Lynn Carlin | Dawn's Mother |
| William Schallert | Harry |
| Anne Seymour | Counterwoman |
| Joan Prather | Susie |
| Marguerite DeLain | Frankie Lee |
| Bo Hopkins | Swan |
| Georg Stanford Brown | Donald Umber |
| David Knapp | Doctor Roberts |
| Stephanie Burchfield | Randy |
| Diane Sommerfield | |
| Kaaren Ragland | Melba |
| Anne Ramsey | Librarian |
| Paul Bryar | Counterman |
| Queenie Smith | Old Woman |
| Paul Sorensen | Police Sergeant |
| Brad Trumbull | Man |
| John Rose | Salesman |
| Romo Vincent | Fat Man |
| Sylvia Anderson | Sumi |
| Suzanne Crough | Runaway |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Randal Kleiser | Director |
| Dalene Young | Writer |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Carroll Sax | Editor |
| Edward R. Morse | Casting |
| James Hulsey | Art Direction |
| Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Joanne Haas | Costume Design |
| Thomas Welsh | Costume Design |
| Gloria Algeo | Hairstylist |
| Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Mitchell L. Gamson | Assistant Director |
| Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Jacques R. Marquette | Director of Photography |
| Marlowe Newkirk | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wilford Lloyd Baumes | Associate Producer |
| Douglas S. Cramer | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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