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A Long Time Till Dawn (1953) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 55 mins · English
- Directed by
- Richard Dunlap
- Starring
- James Dean, Ed Herlihy, Robert F. Simon, Naomi Riordan, Ted Osborne, Billy M. Greene
Joe Harris, released from prison, tries to restart, but his wife Barbie has moved away. When the only person who knows her location refuses, Joe beats him and runs to his father’s home, where he finds Barbie. A detective probes the assault, which soon becomes a murder; Joe claims innocence, saying he’s changed and is suspected due to his past. Barbie and his father Fred wrestle with hope for his redemption versus fear he may never truly reform.
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