The Day Will Dawn (1942)

The Day Will Dawn

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

The Day Will Dawn

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Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
as Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones
as Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
as Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
as Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
as Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
as Olaf
Elizabeth Mann
Elizabeth Mann
as Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
as
Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina
as Ingrid
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
as Capt. Waverley
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
as Newspaper Editor
David Horne
David Horne
as Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry Hewitt
Henry Hewitt
as Jack, News Editor
John Warwick
John Warwick
as Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke
as Political Journalist
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
as McAllister (Irish Soldier)
Beckett Bould
Beckett Bould
as Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
Olaf Olsen
Olaf Olsen
as Langedal's Schoolmaster
Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton
as Army Sergeant
George Carney
George Carney
as Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
John Salew
John Salew
as "Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
Meriel Forbes
Meriel Forbes
as Milly, the Barmaid
Philip Friend
Philip Friend
as Pilot
George Merritt
George Merritt
as German Trawler Captain
John Boxer
John Boxer
as U-Boat Commander
H Victor Weske
H Victor Weske
as Heinrich
Gerhard Kempinski
Gerhard Kempinski
as Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo

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Harold French
Harold French
Director
Paul Soskin
Paul Soskin
Producer
William C. Andrews
William C. Andrews
Art Direction
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Richard Addinsell
Richard Addinsell
Music
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Screenplay
Cyril J. Knowles
Cyril J. Knowles
Director of Photography
Patrick Kirwan
Patrick Kirwan
Screenplay
Frank Owen
Frank Owen
Story
Michael C. Chorlton
Michael C. Chorlton
Editor
C. C. Stevens
C. C. Stevens
Sound Recordist
A.W. Watkins
A.W. Watkins
Sound Supervisor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Treatment
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Treatment
Harold Boxall
Harold Boxall
Executive In Charge Of Production
Bernard Knowles
Bernard Knowles
Lighting Manager
Tom White
Tom White
Production Manager
Patrick Kirwan
Patrick Kirwan
Treatment
E.J. Holding
E.J. Holding
Assistant Director

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