Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 | 1h 32m | Drama, Crime | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Academy Award winner James Cagney stars as Frank Ross, a crusading reporter who uncovers a construction scandal involving the district attorney. But the district attorney frames Ross for murder and masterminds Ross's conviction and life sentence.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

William Keighley

CAST

James Cagney

George Raft

Jane Bryan

George Bancroft

Maxie Rosenbloom

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

Norman Reilly Raine

Warren Duff

Jerome Odlum

Related Videos

Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) How Tough Are Ya, Babe?
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Framed reporter Ross (James Cagney) in his first two encounters with guilty-but-honest tough-guy Stacey (George Raft), en route to prison in director William Keighley's Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Wings Of The Navy
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That's Warner Bros. product they're screening as inmates Ross (James Cagney) and Fargo (Maxie Rosenbloom) watch Stacey (George Raft) engineer the killing of Limpy (Joe Downing) in Warner Bros.' own Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) We'll Take Off The Gloves
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James Cagney (as reporter Frank Ross) in the rain witnesses a white-collar crime, then sells the story to editor Patterson (Selmer Jackson) in the opening scenes of Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) A Bum Rap, Wasn't It?
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Grateful career criminal Stacey (George Raft) meets framed reporter Ross (James Cagney) under the machines in the prison twine-making shop to thank him for not squealing on him in a prison killing, in Warner Bros.' Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) We're Here To Release Men
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Framed ex-reporter Ross (James Cagney) has been more than a little changed by prison, as evidenced by his parole hearing (overseen by Victor Jory) in director William Keighley's Each Dawn I Die, 1939.
Each Dawn I Die - (Re-issue Trailer)
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A crusading reporter (James Cagney) becomes a hardened convict when he's framed in Each Dawn I Die (1939).

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