Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

09/27/1976 (US) • Drama, TV Movie • 1h 40m

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

Overview

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.

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

09/27/1976 (US) • 1h 40m

Drama, TV Movie

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dawn Wetherby

Leigh McCloskey

Alexander Duncan

Dawn's Mother

William Schallert

Harry

Counterwoman

Susie

Marguerite DeLain

Frankie Lee

Swan

Georg Stanford Brown

Donald Umber

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Part of the Teenage Runaway Collection

Includes Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

pimp

hustler

teenage prostitute

runaway child

alcoholic mother

sex with a minor

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