Jim Hetherton — The Hour Before the Dawn Character Profile

About Jim Hetherton

General's grandson who becomes a lifelong pacifist after accidentally killing his dog as a boy. Serves as a schoolmaster and conscientious objector during WWII. Marries Dora, survives her assassination attempt, and ultimately joins the Royal Air Force as a gunner.

Character Facts

Played by

Franchot Tone

Appears in

The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Hour Before the Dawn

• Dora Bruckmann (Veronica Lake)
• Roger Hetherton (John Sutton)
• May Hetherton (Binnie Barnes)
• Gen. Hetherton (Henry Stephenson)
• Sir Leslie Buchanon (Philip Merivale)
• Annie (Mary Gordon)
• Kurt van der Breughel (Nils Asther)
• Freddy Merritt (Edmund Breon)
• Jim (as a boy) (Raymond Severn)
• Tommy Hetherton (David Leland)
• Mrs. Muller (Aminta Dyne)