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Storm at Daybreak

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Storm at Daybreak
Directed byRichard Boleslawski
Screenplay byBertram Millhauser
Based onFekete száru Csereszyne
1931 play
by Sándor Hunyady
Produced byLucien Hubbard
StarringKay Francis
Nils Asther
Walter Huston
Phillips Holmes
Eugene Pallette
C. Henry Gordon
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byMargaret Booth
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • July 14, 1933 (1933-07-14)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Storm at Daybreak is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Boleslawski, written by Bertram Millhauser, and starring Kay Francis, Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Eugene Pallette and C. Henry Gordon. It was released on July 14, 1933, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

Plot

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The wife of a Serbian mayor engages in a clandestine affair with her husband's best friend, a Hungarian officer.

Cast

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Critical reception

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The New York Times wrote, "although Richard Boleslavsky has made a good looking production and filled it with the huzzahs and halloos that go with picturesque costumes and romantic warfare, Storm at Daybreak is a dull entertainment."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Storm at Daybreak (1933) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Storm At Daybreak". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ Storm at Daybreak review, nytimes.com; accessed June 8, 2016.
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