
Feature film — 1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (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.
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Director: John Erman
On screen
Cast & crew

Leigh McCloskey
Alexander Duncan

Eve Plumb
Dawn Wetherby

Juliet Mills
Myra

Jean Hagen
Landlady

Lonny Chapman
Eddie Duncan

Asher Brauner
Buddy

Diana Douglas
Clara Duncan

Fred Sadoff
Mr. Anderson

Alice Hirson
Judge White

Frances Faye
Herself

Alan Feinstein
Charles Selby

Earl Holliman
Ray Church
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