Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

5.4/10 100 min Drama TV Movie

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.

Cast

Eve Plumb

Dawn Wetherby

Leigh McCloskey

Alexander Duncan

Lynn Carlin

Dawn's Mother

William Schallert

Harry

Anne Seymour

Counterwoman

Joan Prather

Susie

Bo Hopkins

Swan

Georg Stanford Brown

Donald Umber

David Knapp

Doctor Roberts

Stephanie Burchfield

Randy

Diane Sommerfield

Anne Ramsey

Librarian

Paul Bryar

Counterman

Queenie Smith

Old Woman

Brad Trumbull

Man

Romo Vincent

Fat Man

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