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I 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 f…
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Daybreak
60%
Movie
1h 15m
AI Analysis
Daybreak (1948) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Daybreak (1948) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy. Our models also surface themes such as identity from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~75 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Daybreak 60% (13 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1948-05-18
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 49437
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What is Daybreak about?
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
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How long is the movie Daybreak?
The official runtime for Daybreak is approximately 75 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ann Todd
Frances "Frankie" Tribe
Eric Portman
Eddie Tribe
Bill Owen
Ron
Maxwell Reed
Olaf Tyson
Edward Rigby
Bill Shackle
Eliot Makeham
Mr. Walter Bigley
Jane Hylton
Doris
Margaret Withers
Mrs.Bigley
John Turnbull
Superintendent
Maurice Denham
Inspector
Milton Rosmer
Governor
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Lyn Evans
Waterman
Andrew Crawford
Barber shop customer
Garry Marsh
Barber shop customer
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I 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 of our own conclusions as tragedy ensues. According to the BBFC, the film wasn't cut at the time but it doesn't look like it - there are gaps that sort of make sense, but there are quite a few that clearly don't and that disjoints the narrative and occasionally spoils what is otherwise a complex tale. Well worth a gander.
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