Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Randal Kleiser
1976-09-27

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation
5.4
100 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Eve Plumb Dawn Wetherby Unowned
Leigh McCloskey Alexander Duncan Unowned
Lynn Carlin Dawn's Mother Unowned
William Schallert Harry Unowned
Anne Seymour Counterwoman Unowned
Joan Prather Susie Unowned
Marguerite DeLain Frankie Lee Unowned
Bo Hopkins Swan Unowned
Georg Stanford Brown Donald Umber Unowned
David Knapp Doctor Roberts Unowned
Stephanie Burchfield Randy Unowned
Diane Sommerfield Unowned
Kaaren Ragland Melba Unowned
Anne Ramsey Librarian Unowned
Paul Bryar Counterman Unowned
Queenie Smith Old Woman Unowned
Paul Sorensen Police Sergeant Unowned
Brad Trumbull Man Unowned
John Rose Salesman Unowned
Romo Vincent Fat Man Unowned
Sylvia Anderson Sumi Unowned
Suzanne Crough Runaway Unowned