Return at Dawn (1938)

7.3/10 94 min Drama Romance

Overview

Married to Karl Ammer, the station master of Thaya, a Hungarian quiet village, Anita is a pretty young peasant who feels deeply bored. She dreams of another life while watching the daily express trains to Budapest. An incident will force her to leave her province: she has to go to Budapest to attend the funeral of an aunt and receive a share of the inheritance. After completing the formalities, Anita misses the train to go back home and then she finds herself alone in the capital.

Cast

Danielle Darrieux

Anita Ammer

Pierre Dux

Karl Ammer

Jacques Dumesnil

Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'

Pierre Mingand

Osten

Raymond Cordy

Pali

Samson Fainsilber

L'inspecteur Veber

Marcel Delaître

Le commissaire

Thérèse Dorny

The fashion house director

Louis Florencie

Léonce Corne

A friend of Osten

André Numès

The notary

Jacques Henley

A friend of Osten

Robert Ozanne

A traveler

Yvonne Yma

Marcelle Barry

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