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Before Morning
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Before Morning

1933-10-18 · 56 min · ★ 4.6

Crime · Mystery · Romance

A night of love, intrigue, death and blackmail leaves stage-star Elise Manning's fate at stake in a conflict with the unscrupulous Doctor Gruell. A rejected lover dies in Miss Manning's apartment, and Gurell implies that the death was murder and attempts to blackmail the actress. The climax brings the actress, her fiancé and the dead-man's wife face-to-face in an emotional denouement.

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Directors
Arthur Hoerl
Production companies
Weiss Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Leo CarrilloLeo CarrilloDr. Gruelle
Lora BaxterElsie Manning
Taylor HolmesTaylor HolmesLeo Bergman
Blaine CordnerHorace Barker
Louise PrussingLouise PrussingMrs. Nichols
Russell HicksRussell HicksJim Nichols
Louis Jean HeydtLouis Jean HeydtNeil Kennedy
Victor KilianVictor KilianEddie

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