Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)
The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target.

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Cast

Eve Plumb Eve Plumb As: Dawn Wetherby
Leigh McCloskey Leigh McCloskey As: Alexander Duncan
Lynn Carlin Lynn Carlin As: Dawn's Mother
William Schallert William Schallert As: Harry
Anne Seymour Anne Seymour As: Counterwoman
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Storyline

15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target.


Tagline: The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 27 September 1976

Country: US

Runtime: 100m

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Company Credits

Company: Douglas S. Cramer Company, NBC

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Cast

Directed By

Randal Kleiser

Randal Kleiser

Director

Mitchell L. Gamson

Mitchell L. Gamson

Assistant Director

Julie Pitkanen

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Joanne Haas

Joanne Haas

Costume Design

Thomas Welsh

Thomas Welsh

Costume Design

Gloria Algeo

Gloria Algeo

Hairstylist

Karl Silvera

Karl Silvera

Makeup Artist

Sound

Fred Karlin

Fred Karlin

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jacques R. Marquette

Jacques R. Marquette

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

James Hulsey

James Hulsey

Art Direction

Rick Simpson

Rick Simpson

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Marlowe Newkirk

Marlowe Newkirk

Special Effects

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