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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Randal Kleiser

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Eve Plumb
Eve Plumb
Dawn Wetherby
Leigh McCloskey
Leigh McCloskey
Alexander Duncan
Lynn Carlin
Lynn Carlin
Dawn's Mother
William Schallert
William Schallert
Harry
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
Counterwoman
Joan Prather
Joan Prather
Susie
Marguerite DeLain
Marguerite DeLain
Frankie Lee
Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
Swan
Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown
Donald Umber
David Knapp
David Knapp
Doctor Roberts
Stephanie Burchfield
Stephanie Burchfield
Randy
Diane Sommerfield
Diane Sommerfield
Kaaren Ragland
Kaaren Ragland
Melba
Anne Ramsey
Anne Ramsey
Librarian
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Counterman
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
Old Woman
Paul Sorensen
Paul Sorensen
Police Sergeant
Brad Trumbull
Brad Trumbull
Man
John Rose
John Rose
Salesman
Romo Vincent
Romo Vincent
Fat Man
Sylvia Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Sumi
Suzanne Crough
Suzanne Crough
Runaway

Crews

Randal Kleiser
Randal Kleiser
Director
Dalene Young
Dalene Young
Writer
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Associate Producer
Douglas S. Cramer
Douglas S. Cramer
Producer
Fred Karlin
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Carroll Sax
Carroll Sax
Editor
Edward R. Morse
Edward R. Morse
Casting
James Hulsey
James Hulsey
Art Direction
Rick Simpson
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Joanne Haas
Joanne Haas
Costume Design
Thomas Welsh
Thomas Welsh
Costume Design
Gloria Algeo
Gloria Algeo
Hairstylist
Karl Silvera
Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist
Mitchell L. Gamson
Mitchell L. Gamson
Assistant Director
Julie Pitkanen
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Jacques R. Marquette
Jacques R. Marquette
Director of Photography
Marlowe Newkirk
Marlowe Newkirk
Special Effects

Posters and backgrounds

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