---
title: 'Deadline at Dawn (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harold Clurman'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/deadline-at-dawn-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038458/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Deadline at Dawn (1946)

1946 · 83 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Deadline at Dawn is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich. The RKO Pictures film release was the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Odets. The director of photography was RKO regular Nicholas Musuraca. The musical score was by German refugee composer Hanns Eisler.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harold Clurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-clurman)
- **Screenplay:** [Clifford Odets](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifford-odets)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hanns Eisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-eisler)
- **Producer:** [Adrian Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Roland Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-gross)

## Cast

- [Marvin Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-miller)
- [Steven Geray](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-geray)
- [Bill Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-williams)
- [Paul Lukas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lukas)
- [Joe Sawyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-sawyer)
- [Roman Bohnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-bohnen)
- [Billy Bletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bletcher)
- [Earle Hodgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/earle-hodgins)
- [Osa Massen](https://cinepixo.com/people/osa-massen)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Lola Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-lane)
- [Susan Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hayward)
- [Joseph Calleia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-calleia)

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