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Always Another Dawn

Always Another Dawn

Always Another Dawn

1948•1h 48m•

★4.2(5 ratings)

DramaWar

Overview

Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in only his second film and first lead role, which helped prepare him for his part in the 1953 World War Two Hollywood action drama, 'The Desert Rats'. 'Always Another Dawn' celebrates the Australian Navy's contribution to the Allied victory in WW2. The ship (Dauntless) is based on the real-life HMAS Yarra, which was sunk by a Japanese cruiser squadron on 4 March 1942 with 138 lives lost. Assisted by the Royal Australian Navy, filming took place at Flinders Naval Depot Melbourne and aboard the destroyer HMAS Bataan.

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Main Cast

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Terry Regan

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Warren Melville

Queenie Ashton

Queenie Ashton

Molly Regan

Betty McDowall

Betty McDowall

Patricia

Douglas Herald

Douglas Herald

The Commodore

Charles Zoli

Charles Zoli

Scotty McGrath

Russell Jarrett

Russell Jarrett

Dixie Dean

Max Gibb

Max Gibb

Bill Carson

Frank Waters

Frank Waters

Commander Regan

Full Crew

Direction

Director: T.O. McCreadie

Writing

Scenario Writer: Zelma Roberts
Scenario Writer: T.O. McCreadie

Production

Producer: T.O. McCreadie
Executive Producer: A.K. McCreadie

Music & Sound

Music: Wilbur Sampson
Music Director: Iris Mason
Sound Recordist: Beresford Charles Hallett

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Harry Malcolm

Editing

Editor: Alex Ezard

Art Direction

Art Direction: Edmund Barrie
Assistant Director of Photography: Brendan Brown

Keywords

world war iinaval basenaval battle

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 108 minutes (1h 48m).

#2

The film was directed by T.O. McCreadie.

#3

Cinematography was handled by Harry Malcolm.

#4

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0039147.

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Rating

4.2/10

Mixed

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Always Another Dawn

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Australia

Production Companies:

Embassy Pictures