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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

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Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Director
  
Writer
  
Dalene Young

Language
  
English

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway movie poster

Release date
  
September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27)

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film 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)
  • References

    Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Wikipedia
    Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway IMDb Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway themoviedb.org