The Day Will Dawn (1942)

Name: The Day Will Dawn
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1942-06-08
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson, Francis L. Sullivan

Thrilling drama of the new secret front!

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers.

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Released 1942-06-08 · 98 min · Drama, War

Directed by Harold French

Cast

Hugh Williams as Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones as Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr as Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson as Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie as Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis as Olaf
Elizabeth Mann as Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Patricia Medina as Ingrid
Roland Pertwee as Capt. Waverley
Henry Oscar as Newspaper Editor
David Horne as Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry Hewitt as Jack, News Editor