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    Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

    100'

    1976-09-27

    5.4

    The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

    Drama,TV Movie

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingRandal KleiserWritingDalene Young

    Cast

    1

    Dawn Wetherby

    Eve Plumb

    1

    Alexander Duncan

    Leigh McCloskey

    1

    Dawn's Mother

    Lynn Carlin

    2

    Harry

    William Schallert

    1

    Counterwoman

    Anne Seymour

    1

    Susie

    Joan Prather

    1

    Frankie Lee

    Marguerite DeLain

    2

    Swan

    Bo Hopkins

    1

    Donald Umber

    Georg Stanford Brown

    1

    Doctor Roberts

    David Knapp

    1

    Randy

    Stephanie Burchfield

    1

    Diane Sommerfield

    1

    Melba

    Kaaren Ragland

    2

    Librarian

    Anne Ramsey

    2

    Counterman

    Paul Bryar

    1

    Old Woman

    Queenie Smith

    1

    Police Sergeant

    Paul Sorensen

    1

    Man

    Brad Trumbull

    1

    Salesman

    John Rose

    1

    Fat Man

    Romo Vincent

    1

    Sumi

    Sylvia Anderson

    1

    Runaway

    Suzanne Crough

    Images Gallery

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Douglas S. Cramer Company
      2. NBC
    • Vote Count: 9
    • Popularity: 0.8168
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

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