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Daybreak

A romantic thriller unfolds as a hangman, hiding his true identity, finds love and starts a new life with his partner on a Thames river barge. However, their happiness is short-lived as the hangman's assistant becomes embroiled in a scandalous affair with his boss's wife, leading to a v...

A hangman, who is hiding his true identity, falls in love and settles with his partner on a barge in the Thames. However, his assistant's attempt to seduce his boss's wife leads to a tragic series of events, including the hangman's presumed drowning and his partner's suicide. But the hangman has actually survived and ultimately saves his assistant from execution.

Info about Daybreak

Studio(s): Sydney Box Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Originally Released: United States, May 18, 1948

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama