Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Part of Teenage Runaway Collection

1977•1h 36m•5.5/10

DramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(10)

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to art school, but when he can't find a job as a minor, he turns to prostitution. After being arrested, he wants to head to Arizona to marry Dawn, but he falls into a lucrative job/relationship with a gay football star.

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Production

Douglas S. Cramer Company, NBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Leigh McCloskey

Leigh McCloskey

Alexander Duncan

Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb

Dawn Wetherby

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Myra

Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen

Landlady

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Eddie Duncan

Asher Brauner

Asher Brauner

Buddy

Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas

Clara Duncan

Fred Sadoff

Fred Sadoff

Mr. Anderson

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

Judge White

Frances Faye

Frances Faye

Herself

Alan Feinstein

Alan Feinstein

Charles Selby

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Ray Church

Jack Rader

Jack Rader

Jack

Claudia Bryar

Claudia Bryar

Ms. Mathias

Gary Campbell

Bernard

Noel Conlon

Thomas

Doria Cook-Nelson

Della

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Marty

Robert Doyle

Frank

Yolanda Galardo

Linda

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