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Daybreak

6.019481h 15mNRMovieCrimeDramaThriller

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

DirectorCompton Bennett
WritersSydney Box·Muriel Box
ProducerSydney Box

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Cast · Directed by Compton Bennett

ATAnn Todd
Ann Todd
Frances "Frankie" Tribe
EPEric Portman
Eric Portman
Eddie Tribe
BOBill Owen
Bill Owen
Ron
MRMaxwell Reed
Maxwell Reed
Olaf Tyson
EREdward Rigby
Edward Rigby
Bill Shackle
EMEliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Mr. Walter Bigley
JHJane Hylton
Jane Hylton
Doris
MWMargaret Withers
Margaret Withers
Mrs.Bigley
JTJohn Turnbull
John Turnbull
Superintendent
MDMaurice Denham
Maurice Denham
Inspector
MRMilton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer
Governor
LE
Lyn Evans
Waterman

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Daybreak hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 6, 1948. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.