''An Hour Before Dawn'' is a lost 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 Playe ...

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 (Cor ...

and House Peters. 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 New York City in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful theatre owners and producers there. History Discussions to form the company were held at 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 * House Peters 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''. (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 Sawyer ...

''. (Edison – 1913) * '' Chelsea 7750''. (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 Famou ...

''. (Famous Players - 1913)

References

External links

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