DAWN: PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE RUNAWAY (1976)
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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
Drama, TV Movie
September 27, 1976
English
1h 40m
United States
Douglas S. Cramer Company
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.
Cast & Characters
Eve Plumb
Dawn Wetherby
Leigh McCloskey
Alexander Duncan
Lynn Carlin
Dawn's Mother
William Schallert
Harry
Anne Seymour
Counterwoman
Joan Prather
Susie
Marguerite DeLain
Frankie Lee
Bo Hopkins
Swan
Georg Stanford Brown
Donald Umber
David Knapp
Doctor Roberts
Stephanie Burchfield
Randy
Kaaren Ragland
Melba
Anne Ramsey
Librarian
Paul Bryar
Counterman
Queenie Smith
Old Woman
Paul Sorensen
Police Sergeant
John Rose
Salesman
Romo Vincent
Fat Man
Sylvia Anderson
Sumi
Suzanne Crough
Runaway
Crew
Randal Kleiser
Director
Dalene Young
Writer
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Jacques R. Marquette
Director of Photography
Douglas S. Cramer
Producer