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Return at Dawn 1938 Directed by Henri Decoin Retour à l'aube

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 18 November 1938
94 mins
Cast
Danielle Darrieux Anita Ammer
Pierre Dux Karl Ammer
Jacques Dumesnil Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
Samson Fainsilber L'inspecteur Veber
Marcel Delaître Le commissaire
Thérèse Dorny The fashion house director
Léonce Corne A friend of Osten
André Numès The notary
Jacques Henley A friend of Osten
Robert Ozanne A traveler