Daybreak

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

Cast

Ann Todd

as Frances "Frankie" Tribe

Eric Portman

as Eddie Tribe

Bill Owen

as Ron

Maxwell Reed

as Olaf Tyson

Edward Rigby

as Bill Shackle

Eliot Makeham

as Mr. Walter Bigley

Jane Hylton

as Doris

Margaret Withers

as Mrs.Bigley

John Turnbull

as Superintendent

Maurice Denham

as Inspector

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I reckon this has to be the best outing for Ann Todd ("Frankie") that I've seen. Here she plays the girlfriend of Eric Portman ("Eddie") who is really a hangman, but who doesn't want her to know so pretends to be a salesman to explain his frequent, and often overnight, absences from their home on a ...

Similar Movies

C-Man

A customs agent follows a jewel smuggler's trail of corpses from Paris to New York.

⭐ 5.2

Chicago Confidential

In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

⭐ 4.8

The Come On

A con woman tries to swindle her partner-in-crime husband with the help of one of her former marks. But is she to be trusted?

⭐ 5.0

Hollywood Story

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

⭐ 6.6

Borderline

The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many botched attempts to get at the crook, they resort to having cop Madeleine go undercover and seduce her way into Ritchie's circle. Before she can get anywhere, she's abducted by Johnny, a government agent posing as a thug. But Johnny and Madeleine have no idea they're on the same side of the law.

⭐ 5.5

The Gambler and the Lady

A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.

⭐ 5.2

The Glass Alibi

Eying a large inheritance, a reporter marries a rich woman with failing health. When she begins feeling healthy after the wedding, the reporter takes drastic measures to make sure his wife dies.

⭐ 3.9

The Case Against Brooklyn

A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.

⭐ 5.8

Temptation

After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.

⭐ 4.8

Backlash

In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife Catherine. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.

⭐ 4.7

Blackmail

A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before he can accept the case a murder is uncovered.

⭐ 3.9

The Money Trap

When half a million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the burglary case, Joe and Pete, decide to find the money and keep it for themselves.

⭐ 4.8

Jealousy

A female cabbie is suspected of killing her drunken husband.

⭐ 5.4

The Spider

An ex-cop is suspected of murder after he is found with a dead woman. The private detective is on the run -- attempting to prove his innocence.

⭐ 5.3

The Night Holds Terror

A group of escaped convicts holds a household prisoner as the police close in.

⭐ 5.5

Rock Slyde

A film noir comedy about Rock Slyde, a down-and-out private detective that engages in a turf war with an upstart quasi-religious cult, The House of Bartology.

⭐ 5.4

Johnny Allegro

Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.

⭐ 6.4

Footsteps in the Fog

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

⭐ 7.0

New Orleans Uncensored

Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unaware that the docks are run by an infamous racketeer. When the dock manager is murdered before he can notify the authorities of their criminal scheme, Dan coordinates with the police to go undercover and investigate.

⭐ 4.5

Hell Drivers

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

⭐ 6.7