Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
| Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | |
|---|---|
|
Eve Plumb as Dawn | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dalene Young |
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Starring |
Eve Plumb Leigh J. McCloskey Lynn Carlin William Schallert |
| Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Douglas S. Cramer |
| Editor(s) | Carroll Sax |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Running time |
120 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Douglas S. Cramer Company |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 27, 1976 |
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway is a dramatic made-for-television movie, which premiered on NBC on September 27, 1976.
The story follows a 15-year-old girl named Dawn Wetherby (Eve Plumb) who runs away from home to Hollywood, California and becomes a prostitute to support herself. Dawn finds herself taken under the wing of a tough-talking pimp named Swan. The film's soundtrack features the song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways.
A sequel, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977), focuses on Dawn's friend and fellow runaway, Alexander Duncan (Leigh McCloskey). Plumb reprised her role as Dawn for this film.
Cast
- Eve Plumb ... Dawn Wetherby
- Leigh J. 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
- Brad Trumbull ... Man
- John Rose ... Salesman
- Romo Vincent ... Fat Man
- Sylvia Anderson ... Sumi
- Suzanne Crough ... Runaway (uncredited)
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