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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

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.

Release: 1976-09-27
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: 4.9 / 10
Cast
Eve Plumb
Eve Plumb
Dawn Wetherby
Leigh McCloskey
Leigh McCloskey
Alexander Duncan
Lynn Carlin
Lynn Carlin
Dawn's Mother
William Schallert
William Schallert
Harry
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
Counterwoman
Joan Prather
Joan Prather
Susie
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Marguerite DeLain
Frankie Lee
Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
Swan
Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown
Donald Umber
David Knapp
David Knapp
Doctor Roberts
Stephanie Burchfield
Stephanie Burchfield
Randy
Diane Sommerfield
Diane Sommerfield
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Kaaren Ragland
Melba
Anne Ramsey
Anne Ramsey
Librarian
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Counterman
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
Old Woman
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Paul Sorensen
Police Sergeant
Brad Trumbull
Brad Trumbull
Man