''An Hour Before Dawn'' is a

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1913 silent film detective drama directed by

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

and starring

Laura Sawyer Laura Sawyer (February 3, 1885 – September 7, 1970) was an American film actress on stage and in silent films. Early life Sawyer was born in Iron County, Missouri, the daughter of Alvah Hayden and Laurette Sawyer.Corpus Christi Times (Co ...

and

House Peters Robert House Peters Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions". Biography Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters bega ...

. It was the fifth of six "Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made in 1913, the second produced by the

Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre impresario. History Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, a famous th ...

after Dawley and Sawyer left Edison for Famous Players. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''An Hour Before Dawn''
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Cast

as Kate Kirby *

as Kate's father, the Ex-Detective *

Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...

as Professor Wallace, the Inventor *William C. Chamberlin as Richard Wallace as the Son

Kate Kirby's cases

* ''

The Diamond Crown ''The Diamond Crown'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) written and directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was the first of three "Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made in 1913 for Edison before Dawley and actress Laura ...

''. (Edison – 1913) * ''

On the Broad Stairway ''On The Broad Stairway'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) written and directed by J. Searle Dawley.Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series By Library of Congress. Copyright Office – 1913 ...

''. (Edison – 1913) * ''

The Substitute Stenographer ''The Substitute Stenographer'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) directed by Walter Edwin The film was the third of three “Kate Kirby's Cases" detective tales produced with Edison in 1913 before actress Laura Saw ...

''. (Edison – 1913) * ''

Chelsea 7750 ''Chelsea 7750'' is a surviving 1913 American silent crime drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Henry E. Dixey (from the stage), Laura Sawyer, and House Peters. It was the fourth of six “Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made ...

''. (Famous Players - 1913) * ''An Hour Before Dawn''. (Famous Players - 1913) * ''

The Port of Doom ''The Port of Doom'' is a lost 1913 silent film detective drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and featuring Laura Sawyer and House Peters. It was the last of six “Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made in 1913, the third produced by the Famous ...

''. (Famous Players - 1913)

References

External links

An Hour Before Dawn at IMDb.com
1913 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by J. Searle Dawley American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1913 drama films 1913 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub