The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) Veronica Lake Franchot Tone WWII War Drama dir. Frank Tuttle

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The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) Veronica Lake Franchot Tone WWII War Drama dir. Frank Tuttle

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The Hour Before the Dawn is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Frank Tuttle starring Franchot Tone and Veronica Lake. It was based on the 1942 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Some would say this movie helped ruin Lake's career. It was not a commercial or critical success.
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she can help in Hitler's planned invasion of England.

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@FishFeelPain 11 ай бұрын

Love these old movies--the music, the acting, the cinematography--just takes me away--TY

@90FF1 Жыл бұрын

When you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp. Same for being a pacifist when the enemy is bombing your estate.

@virginiastevens3782 Жыл бұрын

Thank God I was born in the fifties. The brave honest people whom fought for our country and their own. We can never thank you enough. Even today our forces are there ready to defend their own country . Please God let there not be war in this life time.🇬🇧

@RideoutMr Жыл бұрын

SPOT ON!!!!

@ADAMSIXTIES 8 ай бұрын

Great film which was conceived pre-Pearl Harbor, but made in 1943 prior to D Day. Filmed Apr 30 - Jun 1943 Hollywood.

@michaelmiller2397 Жыл бұрын

Veronica has an Austrian accent in this...I'd have loved to have been her speech coach for this flick.

@thomastarwater2989 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN got short-listed for a Best Special Effects nomination for the bravura bombing attack climaxing the film. The visual effects were supervised by Gordon Jennings, head of Paramount’s special effects department. He did a mighty fine job, as usual.

@theodorabruin4601 Жыл бұрын

Great old movie with wonderful performances!

@kathyh3120 Жыл бұрын

Great movie! It’s easy to tell what year it was made …… a bit of patriotic propaganda, to give the people hope during that horrible war! Thank God the good guys won!!!!!!

@miriwood2819 Жыл бұрын

I think it would have worked much better were it not so ham-fisted.

@sally6102 Жыл бұрын

I hate to say it, but did they?

@realskybluepink9124 Жыл бұрын

They will, ultimately.

@joyceobeys6818 Жыл бұрын

Watch JFK to 9-11( everything’s a rich mans trick) It’s all leading to the greater battle. We must all repent. It’s YHWH vs satan. Ultimately YHWH wins though YAH gives satan power for a short time . satans been working at it for decades. So many prophesies are coming to pass so quickly. One is Dan 11:45 is Neom. Another is Rev 18:23 sorcery is pharmaceuticals. 🙏🏼🤍🕊👎🏼🕊🤍🙏🏼

@clydedahler9542 Жыл бұрын

Love those great lookin pre war Brits cars with big head lights, thanks KZfaq for down loading this one. 5-4-23

@seriagungnurastarlight Жыл бұрын

Splendid movie👍💓. Thank you☺️

@swissotto1 Жыл бұрын

Your post is so disturbing, karin. Millions dying in the Second World War “for nothing” is terribly antisemitic and racist. Knowing that Hitler wanted to wipe out anyone who was not Caucasian (preferably white Anglo-Saxon) and those who were mentally and physically disabled. It cheapens those that died to wipe out such evil.

@laradavenport903 9 ай бұрын

‽????????????? What?

@rescuepetsrule6842 Ай бұрын

Great movie! The silly part was when the whole place was being bombed and our hero asks the other man if he can finish the reports by himself. Lake was as wooden as always- anyone would have done better, but Tone and the wonderful old British cast were really good. TY!

@samelgoldwynpicturesii6169 Жыл бұрын

The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) Turner Classic Movies

@sharonpolikoff7282 Жыл бұрын

I really like Veronica Lake, in dramas and film noir, of course, but my favorites among her films are the comedy/drama Sullivan's Travels and the hilarious Sainted Sisters.

@ginnylorenz5265 Жыл бұрын

She's also wonderful in "I Married A Witch"....a romantic comedy/fantasy.

@michaelmiller2397 Жыл бұрын

she was fantastic in "I Married a Witch" with Fredrich March

@robertwalker5521 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmiller2397 ..bit of Trivia:. Frederick's last name was Bickle. Hollywood thought about the Bickle/Pickle thing and wanted a name change. His mother's maiden name was Marcher. And so,......

@deezynar Жыл бұрын

There are evil people in the world who are generally kept under control by normal people around them who will use force to stop them from hurting others. The key to understanding the point I'm making lies in recognizing that the life of the murderer is not more valuable than his victims. He must be forced to stop so he does not murder. If the murderer refuses to stop murdering when pleas are made to him, and he cannot be stopped when lesser force is brought to bear upon him, the force applied must include killing him since he will not stop otherwise.

@gardengnome3249 Жыл бұрын

A long winded explanation for an "eye for an eye".

@deezynar Жыл бұрын

@@gardengnome3249 'An eye for an eye' is a command from an authority. What I wrote is an explanation for why the death penalty, and lethal force, are justifiable.

@gardengnome3249 Жыл бұрын

@@deezynar The justifiable is in your eyes. Who is to say you're right? My mother in law was injured with shotgun pellets in a payroll robbery at her work and the shooter took advantage of turning state's evidence and got a lighter sentence. According to my brother in law the shooter actually smiled at my mother in law when the sentence was handed down and he only got 3 years. They did not have witness testimony back then. Don't you think there were several relations as well as my mother in law who wanted him dead? Thing is we are civilised law abiding citizens within a culture that would rather pay taxes for his very long term incarceration than murder him by "legal" means.

@deezynar Жыл бұрын

@@gardengnome3249 The first two sentences of your last comment ended you. You do not understand logic so of course you missed the objective proof that I provided in my OP. As for your MIL, her case was an injury, not a murder. And civilized people support the death penalty for murder. Those who do not, believe that the life of a murderer is more valuable than his victims. That is not a subjective claim. If we weren't speaking of murder and the death penalty, you would see that clearly. For instance, if you suffered damages from theft, accident, or natural disaster, you would demand that the insurance company compensate you completely for your lost property. But there is a large caveat involved with capital punishment. Cops and prosecutors must be kept honest, they must understand that they will bring serious prison time on themselves if they falsify evidence, and an innocent person is convicted. That should be true of any charge, but in cases involving capital punishment, they need to be kept extremely aware of the personal consequences they will face if they railroad an innocent person.

@gardengnome3249 Жыл бұрын

@@deezynar Are you trying to convince me you are correct or boring Nothing ends me except my death. If my inlaws and myself had been able to we would have adjudicated that peasant criminal to death by ourselves. We then would have carried out that sentence. Not a similar punishment. Just death. That is how vehement we were. Objective, subjective meant stuff all to us when it is one of ours. A fellow I helped run a little athletics club asked me one day if I would help him meet some justice on his wife's brother. This person was fiddling with the girls he was offering work to. The girls would meet at his warehouse and pick orders for a few dollars per hour for spending money. My daughter, 12 years old, was one of those girls. That Saturday afternoon was his last with all the girls. he left the state. The police were informed in the state he moved to. I have lived and worked in many countries and seen "justice" served in many forms. Your waffle is just that to me. Too many words for too little result. To be totally honest I did not bother reading it all either. Might I also add your opinion is just that. It is not the end result.

@None-zc5vg Жыл бұрын

A typical Miklas Rosza score (compare it to the one he did for "Spellbound")

@yomama8873 Жыл бұрын

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@johnchism Жыл бұрын

Too bad the background keeps moving in strange ways, too hard to watch.

@goldgeologist5320 Жыл бұрын

What the heck if going on with the background?.

@lesizmor9079 Жыл бұрын

Someone, not the original movie studio, has inserted a modern digital device onto this print. It works well to enhance the look of more modern films, but cannot be used on these old formats.

@owencrater7089 Жыл бұрын

third set of commercials at 19:32 is way too many. I won't finish this film on this site nor will I subscribe.

@adrianovasconcelos2739 9 ай бұрын

Good movie, unfortunately poor, floppy and hazy copy. Nonetheless, thanks for making it available

@davecashman8336 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, around 21-22 minutes, when he requests exemption, the backdrop is bouncing all over the place. Very distracting!

@abeerandamop 4 ай бұрын

Faulty upload results in background jitters. Too bad. Try again with corrected settings?

@richardtheconquerer 3 ай бұрын

Love Veronica Lake but hadn't seen this but heard about a bad accent. Skipped to 5:20 to hear it and my first thought was "hm that's just her regular voice" but then a few seconds later, she has more of an accent. I guess it came and went. Only so money for extra takes back then lol

@nedludd7622 Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with her performance, but why did Lake accept this role at that time?

@rogerpropes7129 Жыл бұрын

Her hairdo made her a star, but they made her put it up like this because women in the munition factories were getting their hair caught in equipment--so no longer a star.

@Prof.Tarfeather Жыл бұрын

She was under Contract with the Studio!

@DavidRice111 9 ай бұрын

@@rogerpropes7129 Not to mention that her hair-do was Germanic and fit her role.

@stephanierodriguez3828 Жыл бұрын

Great😊

@j.c.b6473 9 ай бұрын

Disappointing that he abandoned his principles, but not surprising for the year it was made. There are no winners in war.

@deerhoda7574 Жыл бұрын

3rd time. Good movie.

@lizlocher3612 Жыл бұрын

Superb comment from Deezynar!!! Ever so true!!

@plumeria66 7 ай бұрын

2 dead men and one thrown in jail over a woman.

@radhikaschwartz3499 Жыл бұрын

If America was as smart as England we would be standing by Ukraine with every bit of defense possible..

@kingstonnine2393 Жыл бұрын

Why, because Russia interfered in America’s civil war? Wait, that didn’t happen! The Russo-Ukrainian war began in 2014 with a pro-EU coups d’etat. This is neither the business of America nor NATO. America ought to secure its own borders rather than using taxpayer funds to interfere with a Russo-Ukrainian-Donbas conflict.

@patpeters6331 Жыл бұрын

Just like WWll many thought it wouldn't affect us because we were so far away. I am glad that we're supporting Ukraine and many other countries are as well.

@bak-mariterry5180 Жыл бұрын

@@patpeters6331 Ukraine is a money laundering scheme by the Biden family and other of their ilk .

@DavidRice111 9 ай бұрын

Do the math~ all of the E.U. together has contributed 20B to Ukrainian defense. America has spent over 170B to date. I reckon we're too "smart" for our budget!

@keithharvey7230 Жыл бұрын

It's Bonnie

@keithharvey7230 Жыл бұрын

Binnie Barnes for me!

@dr.skipkazarian5556 Жыл бұрын

There's not enough Scopolamine to get through this dud....I've read Maugham.....I've researched Maugham....and I've taught Maugham.....this is a disappointing annoyance...both the novel and this film.

@carolsimon9203 Жыл бұрын

I hadn't realised this was by Maugham.

@kingstonnine2393 Жыл бұрын

I only stayed on for the lovely and talented Miss Lake.

@JLMISR Жыл бұрын

50:38 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣from the Bible, David and Goliath, he had 12 fingers and 12 toes.....!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 who would know that these days???? No one, it goes over everyones head

@Prof.Tarfeather Жыл бұрын

Anyone knowing simple Bible stories knows that!