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Daybreak

A mysterious hangman starts anew with his partner on a Thames river barge, but their bliss is disrupted by a torrid affair between his aide and his boss's wife, ultimately leading to a brutal confrontation and a shocking twist.

A former hangman hides his past while living with his lover on a Thames barge, but his life unravels when his assistant tries to seduce his wife, leading to a tragic series of events that result in the hangman's apparent death and the wife's suicide. However, the hangman has actually survived and must use his cunning to rescue 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