Background to Danger

Background to Danger

80 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | July 3, 1943

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Background to Danger

80 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | July 3, 1943

Background to Danger
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Background to Danger
Directors Raoul Walsh
Writers Daniel Fuchs, W.R. Burnett, Eric Ambler, William Faulkner

Cast

George Raft

as Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall

as Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

as Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre

as Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen

as Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey

as Hassan

Willard Robertson

as 'Mac' McNamara

Kurt Katch

as Mailler

Nino Bellini

as Turkish Secretary

Eumenio Blanco

as Syrian Vendor

John Bleifer

as Secretary

Walter Bonn

as German Officer

Dick Botiller

as Plane Announcer

Jack Chefe

as Elevator Operator

Pedro de Cordoba

as Baba - Old Turk

Jean De Briac

as Levantine Porter

Charles De Ravenne

as Bellboy

Jack Deery

as Man at Train Station

Jean Del Val

as Clerk

William Edmunds

as Waiter with Information

Fernanda Eliscu

as Turkish Wife on Train

Demetris Emanuel

as Turkish Official

Hassan Ezzat

as Turkish Conductor

Curt Furburg

as Franz Von Papen

Steven Geray

as Ludwig Rader

Rudy Germane

as Club Patron

Frederick Giermann

as Attaché

Lisa Golm

as German Daughter

Carl Harbaugh

as Butler

Carl Harbord

as Minor Role

Yeghishe Harout

as Turkish Policeman

Charles Irwin

as Hotchkins - English Traveler

Dave Kashner

as Minor Role

James Khan

as Train Caller

Manart Kippen

as Ivan

Kurt Kreuger

as Chauffeur

Charles La Torre

as Moustaffa - Typesetter

Liparit

as Wagon Driver

Jerry Mandy

as Italian on Train

Lou Marcelle

as Commentator

Michael Mark

as Hotel Night Clerk

Georges Metaxa

as L.V. Bastaki

Ray Miller

as Chauffeur

Daniel Ocko

as Igor Rashenko

Sylvia Opert

as Nautch Dancer

Nestor Paiva

as Koylan

John Piffle

as Fat Turk on Train

Paul Porcasi

as Customs Official with Joe

Frank Puglia

as Syrian Vendor

Frank Reicher

as Rudick - the Assasin

Otto Reichow

as Mailler's Henchman

Georges Renavent

as Customs Official with Ana

Antonio Samaniego

as Policeman

Cosmo Sardo

as Clerk

Irene Seidner

as German Mother

Cap Somers

as Chef

Tom Steele

as Thug at Newspaper Office

Rafael Alcayde

as Turkish Husband on Train

Nick Thompson

as Butler

John Van Eyck

as Official

Juan Varro

as Policeman

Wilhelm von Brincken

as German Official

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

as German Officer

Leo White

as Whispering Agent

Fred Wolff

as Reiger

William Yetter Sr.

as Schneider - Mailler's Henchman

Alfred Zeisler

as Attaché