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Background to Danger (1943) — Ligoscope

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943 · 80 min · Directed by Raoul Walsh · NR

★ 6.7(29 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

Love in the midst of intrigue!

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen

Osa Massen

Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Hassan

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

'Mac' McNamara

Kurt Katch

Kurt Katch

Mailler

Nino Bellini

Turkish Secretary

Eumenio Blanco

Syrian Vendor

John Bleifer

John Bleifer

Secretary

Walter Bonn

German Officer

Dick Botiller

Dick Botiller

Plane Announcer

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Elevator Operator

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Baba - Old Turk

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

Levantine Porter

Charles De Ravenne

Bellboy

Jack Deery

Man at Train Station

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Clerk

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Waiter with Information

Fernanda Eliscu

Fernanda Eliscu

Turkish Wife on Train

Demetris Emanuel

Turkish Official

Hassan Ezzat

Hassan Ezzat

Turkish Conductor

Curt Furburg

Franz Von Papen

Crew

Director: Raoul Walsh
Writer: W.R. Burnett, Daniel Fuchs, William Faulkner
Producer: Jerry Wald
Cinematography: Tony Gaudio
Editor: Jack Killifer
Composer: Friedrich Hollaender

Details

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Languages: German, French, Turkish
Release: July 3, 1943

Releases

Jul 03, 1943United StatesTheatricalNR

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