Released:
1948-09-24

Overview:
Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in only his second film and first lead role, which helped prepare him for his part in the 1953 World War Two Hollywood action drama, 'The Desert Rats'. 'Always Another Dawn' celebrates the Australian Navy's contribution to the Allied victory in WW2. The ship (Dauntless) is based on the real-life HMAS Yarra, which was sunk by a Japanese cruiser squadron on 4 March 1942 with 138 lives lost. Assisted by the Royal Australian Navy, filming took place at Flinders Naval Depot Melbourne and aboard the destroyer HMAS Bataan.

Director:
T.O. McCreadie

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Charles Tingwell
  as
  Terry Regan
• 
  Guy Doleman
  as
  Warren Melville
• 
  Queenie Ashton
  as
  Molly Regan
• 
  Betty McDowall
  as
  Patricia
• 
  Douglas Herald
  as
  The Commodore