Background to Danger
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Written by | W.R. Burnett Eric Ambler (novel) |
| Starring | George Raft Brenda Marshall Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Editing by | Jack Killifer |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 3, 1943 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Background to Danger is a 1943 film starring George Raft and featuring Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre.
Based on the novel of the same title by Eric Ambler and set in politically neutral Turkey (an atmospheric studio version), the screenplay was credited to W.R. Burnett, although William Faulkner also contributed, and the movie was directed by Raoul Walsh. The film was designed to capitalize on the runaway success of Casablanca, which had also featured Lorre and Greenstreet. The Russian operative positively portrayed by Brenda Marshall shows an exaggerated degree of cooperation, and the film has a slight pro-Soviet bias akin to Warners' Mission to Moscow from the same year. [1]
[edit] Cast
- George Raft as Joe Barton
- Brenda Marshall as Tamara Zaleshoff
- Sydney Greenstreet as Col. Robinson
- Peter Lorre as Nikolai Zaleshoff
- Osa Massen as Ana Remzi
- Turhan Bey as Hassan
[edit] References
- ^ The Hollywood propaganda of World War II, by Robert Fyne, page 105
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