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Kuolema aamunkoitteessa

Original title: Each Dawn I Die
  • 19391939
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 32m
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7.3/10
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James Cagney and George Raft in Kuolema aamunkoitteessa (1939)
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A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in o... Read allA corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him.A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,194
15,065
  • Director
    • William Keighley
  • Writers
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
    • Warren Duff(screen play)
    • Jerome Odlum(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • George Raft
    • Jane Bryan
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Keighley
  • Writers
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
    • Warren Duff(screen play)
    • Jerome Odlum(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • George Raft
    • Jane Bryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Each Dawn I Die
    Trailer 1:43
    Each Dawn I Die

    Photos43

    James Cagney, George Bancroft, Jane Bryan, James Flavin, Walter Miller, and Lee Phelps in Kuolema aamunkoitteessa (1939)
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    James Cagney and George Raft in Kuolema aamunkoitteessa (1939)
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    James Cagney in Kuolema aamunkoitteessa (1939)
    James Cagney in Kuolema aamunkoitteessa (1939)

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    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Frank Ross
    George Raft
    George Raft
    • 'Hood' Stacey
    Jane Bryan
    Jane Bryan
    • Joyce
    George Bancroft
    George Bancroft
    • John Armstrong
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    • Fargo Red
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Meuller
    Alan Baxter
    Alan Baxter
    • Carlisle
    Victor Jory
    Victor Jory
    • Grayce
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Pete Kassock
    Edward Pawley
    Edward Pawley
    • Dale
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Lang
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Mrs. Ross
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    • Garsky
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • Lassiter
    Joe Downing
    • Limpy Julien
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Hanley
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Bill Mason
    • (as William Davidson)
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    • Stacey's Attorney
    • Director
      • William Keighley
    • Writers
      • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
      • Warren Duff(screen play)
      • Jerome Odlum(from the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was George Raft's first picture at Warner Bros, after being under a long-term contract at Paramount. The huge success of this film led the studio to offer a long-term contract to Raft. However, this would be the only film in which James Cagney and Raft would star in together.
    • Goofs
      The conversation in the prison yard between Ross and Fargo Red, concerning dogs not having pores, is unrealistic. The slow-witted Red would surely have heard the word as "paws". As such he would not then have asked "How do they sweat?"
    • Quotes

      'Hood' Stacey: So, how tough are you, babe?

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Give Up the Ship
      (1935) (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Warren
      Played by the band in the theater before the showing of the movie

    User reviews50

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    7/10
    A Fine Cagney Role
    Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross (James Cagney) is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey (George Raft) and they decide to help each other.

    Rather than be the good guy ("G Men") or the bad guy ("Public Enemy"), here we have Cagney as an innocent newspaper reporter framed and then sent to prison, where he becomes a little bit hardened. Maybe not quite a bad guy, but not really the good guy, either. It is a nice transformation, and an interesting commentary on prison life.

    I am not very familiar with George Raft (I actually know him more from reading Mafia history than from film), but if he is like he is here in other films, I need to see more George Raft.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Each Dawn I Die
    • Filming locations
      • Sing Sing Penitentiary - 354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $735,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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