Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
Directed by Peter Cresswell / Thornton Freeland
Genres - Comedy |
Release Date - May 17, 1948 (USA) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This romantic comedy is set in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. It tells the story of a professional duelist who is hired by politicians to insult and challenge an important senator. He does this by pretending to have a tiff over a young woman whose father runs the local newspaper. Having no idea that it his daughter who is the bone-of-contention in the duel, he dubs the woman "Madame X. " In the end, the duelist and the girl fall in love, but now he must duel with her father, whom he accidentally insulted. To save his honor, and his life, the hero allows the father to nick him during the contest.
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challenge, conflict, contest, daughter, duel, father, insult, love, madame, newspaper, politician, profession, romance, Senator, winner
