---
title: 'The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Tuttle'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hour-before-the-dawn-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036930/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)

1944 · 74 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Hour Before the Dawn is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Frank Tuttle starring Franchot Tone and Veronica Lake. It was based on the 1942 novel by W. Somerset Maugham.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tuttle)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hogan-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [William Dozier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dozier)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-gilmore)

## Cast

- [Ivan Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-simpson)
- [David Clyde](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clyde)
- [Tempe Pigott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tempe-pigott)
- [Henry Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-stephenson)
- [Philip Merivale](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-merivale)
- [Nils Asther](https://cinepixo.com/people/nils-asther)
- [Veronica Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lake)
- [Franchot Tone](https://cinepixo.com/people/franchot-tone)
- [Edmund Breon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-breon)
- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon)
- [David Leland](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-leland-2)
- [Binnie Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/binnie-barnes)
- [John Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sutton)
- [Morton Lowry](https://cinepixo.com/people/morton-lowry)
- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording)

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