The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

1942
1h 38min

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. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

The Day Will Dawn

Storyline

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. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)
    Released
    June 1942
    Runtime
    1h 38min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Paul Soskin Productions
Cast
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Olaf
Elizabeth Mann
Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Acting
Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina
Ingrid
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
Newspaper Editor
David Horne
David Horne
Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry Hewitt
Henry Hewitt
Jack, News Editor
John Warwick
Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke
Political Journalist
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
McAllister (Irish Soldier)
Beckett Bould
Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
Olaf Olsen
Langedal's Schoolmaster
Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton
Army Sergeant
George Carney
George Carney
Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
John Salew
"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
Meriel Forbes
Milly, the Barmaid
Philip Friend
Philip Friend
Pilot
George Merritt
George Merritt
German Trawler Captain
John Boxer
U-Boat Commander
H Victor Weske
Heinrich
Gerhard Kempinski
Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo
George Spence
Norwegian Villager (uncredited)
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