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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
5.4(9)19761h 40m
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.
- Director
- Randal Kleiser
- Writers
- Dalene Young
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Cast

Eve Plumb
Dawn Wetherby

Leigh 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

Diane Sommerfield
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
Crew
Directing
- Randal KleiserDirector
- Mitchell L. GamsonAssistant Director
- Julie PitkanenScript Supervisor
Writing
- Dalene YoungWriter
Production
- Wilford Lloyd BaumesAssociate Producer
- Douglas S. CramerProducer
- Edward R. MorseCasting
Camera
- Jacques R. MarquetteDirector of Photography
Editing
- Carroll SaxEditor
Sound
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
Art
- James HulseyArt Direction
- Rick SimpsonSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Joanne HaasCostume Design
- Thomas WelshCostume Design
- Gloria AlgeoHairstylist
- Karl SilveraMakeup Artist
Crew
- Marlowe NewkirkSpecial Effects