Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 16, 1977

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to art school, but when he can't find a job as a minor, he turns to prostitution. After being arrested, he wants to head to Arizona to marry Dawn, but he falls into a lucrative job/relationship with a gay football star.

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 16, 1977

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to art school, but when he can't find a job as a minor, he turns to prostitution. After being arrested, he wants to head to Arizona to marry Dawn, but he falls into a lucrative job/relationship with a gay football star.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers NBC, Douglas S. Cramer Company
Original title Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Directors John Erman
Writers Walter Dallenbach, Dalene Young

Cast

Leigh McCloskey

as Alexander Duncan

Eve Plumb

as Dawn Wetherby

Juliet Mills

as Myra

Jean Hagen

as Landlady

Lonny Chapman

as Eddie Duncan

Asher Brauner

as Buddy

Diana Douglas

as Clara Duncan

Fred Sadoff

as Mr. Anderson

Alice Hirson

as Judge White

Frances Faye

as Herself

Alan Feinstein

as Charles Selby

Earl Holliman

as Ray Church

Jack Rader

as Jack

Claudia Bryar

as Ms. Mathias

Gary Campbell

as Bernard

Noel Conlon

as Thomas

Pat Corley

as Marty

Robert Doyle

as Frank

Yolanda Galardo

as Linda

Colin Hamilton

as Patrick

Wayne Heffley

as Possehl

Damu King

as Red

Jonathan Banks

as Michael

Larry Rosenberg

as Rick

Richard Sanders

as Travis

Joe Warfield

as Doctor

Sam Weisman

as Ron Bergman

Frank Whiteman

as Coley

P.J. Soles

as Autograph Seeker