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1976 Drama TV Movie 1h 40m

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

"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.

4.9 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Eve Plumb

Dawn Wetherby

Leigh McCloskey

Alexander Duncan

Lynn Carlin

Dawn's Mother

William Schallert

Harry

Anne Seymour

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Joan Prather

Susie

Marguerite DeLain

Frankie Lee

Bo Hopkins

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Georg Stanford Brown

Donald Umber

David Knapp

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Stephanie Burchfield

Randy

Diane Sommerfield

Kaaren Ragland

Melba

Anne Ramsey

Librarian

Paul Bryar

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