| Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | |
|---|---|
 Eve Plumb as Dawn | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dalene Young |
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Starring | Eve Plumb Leigh J. McCloskey Lynn Carlin William Schallert |
| Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Douglas S. Cramer |
| Production locations | Tucson, Arizona Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California Gittelson Brothers Hollywood Boulevard Golf Course - 5263 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California Burbank, California Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Editor | Carroll Sax |
| Running time | 120 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company | Douglas S. Cramer Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 27, 1976 |
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Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film which premiered on NBC on September 27, 1976.
The story follows a 15-year-old girl named Dawn Wetherby (Eve Plumb) who runs away from home to Hollywood, California and becomes a prostitute to support herself. Dawn finds herself taken under the wing of a tough-talking pimp named Swan. The film's soundtrack features the song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways.
A sequel, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977), focuses on Dawn's friend and fellow runaway, Alexander Duvall (Leigh McCloskey). Plumb reprised her role as Dawn for the sequel.