Background to Danger
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Eric Ambler's intriguing novel Uncommon Danger is brought down to a Republic serial level in Warner Bros.' Background to Danger. George Raft, who always seems miscast, plays an American undercover intelligence agent operating in Turkey. Sultry Osa Massen passes on some valuable secret papers to Raft just before she is killed. Our Hero then finds himself at the mercy of enemy agent Sidney Greenstreet, who knows that the papers contain Nazi plans to invade Turkey. Despite several brutal beatings, Raft and his cohorts Peter Lorre (a good guy for a change) and Brenda Marshall turn the tables on Greenstreet. Background to Danger was the first of many Warner Bros. follow-ups to the studio's megahit Casablanca; it's also the film wherein the prankish Peter Lorre stole George Raft's hat between takes--an affront that rankled the touchy Raft to his dying day. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- George Raft - Joe Barton
- Brenda Marshall - Tamara
- Sydney Greenstreet - Col. Robinson
- Peter Lorre - Zaleshoff
- Osa Massen - Ana Remzi
Credit
Hugh Reticker, Jr. - Art Director, Milo Anderson - Costume Designer, Raoul Walsh - Director, Jack Killifer - Editor, Frederick Hollander - Composer (Music Score), Leo F. Forbstein - Musical Direction/Supervision, Perc Westmore - Makeup, Tony Gaudio - Cinematographer, Jerry Wald - Producer, Casey Roberts - Set Designer, Warren Lynch - Special Effects, Richard Van Enger - Special Effects, Willard Van Enger - Special Effects, Dolph Thomas - Sound/Sound Designer, W.R. Burnett - Screenwriter, Eric Ambler - Book Author| Background (1953 Film), Backgammon (2001 Film) | |
| Backlash (1986 Film), Backlash (1947 Film) |
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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]
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
References
- ^ The Hollywood propaganda of World War II, by Robert Fyne, page 105
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