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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

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DramaTV Movie

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

27 September 1976

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb

Dawn Wetherby

Leigh McCloskey

Leigh McCloskey

Alexander Duncan

Lynn Carlin

Lynn Carlin

Dawn's Mother

William Schallert

William Schallert

Harry

Anne Seymour

Anne Seymour

Counterwoman

Joan Prather

Joan Prather

Susie

Marguerite DeLain

Marguerite DeLain

Frankie Lee

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Swan

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Donald Umber

David Knapp

David Knapp

Doctor Roberts

Stephanie Burchfield

Stephanie Burchfield

Randy

Diane Sommerfield

Diane Sommerfield

Kaaren Ragland

Kaaren Ragland

Melba

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Librarian

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Counterman

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Old Woman

Paul Sorensen

Paul Sorensen

Police Sergeant

Brad Trumbull

Brad Trumbull

Man

John Rose

John Rose

Salesman

Romo Vincent

Romo Vincent

Fat Man

Sylvia Anderson

Sylvia Anderson

Sumi

Suzanne Crough

Suzanne Crough

Runaway

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