Background to Danger (1943)

July 3, 1943 (US) • Thriller, War • 80m

Overview

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Director

Raoul Walsh

Writers

Eric Ambler, W.R. Burnett, Daniel Fuchs, William Faulkner

Top Billed

George Raft

Keywords

spy turkey

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Top Billed Cast

George Raft

Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall

Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre

Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen

Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey

Hassan

Willard Robertson

McNamara

Kurt Katch

Mailler

Rafael Alcayde

Turkish Husband on Train (uncredited)

Nino Bellini

Turkish Secretary (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

Syrian Vendor (uncredited)

John Bleifer

Secretary (uncredited)

Walter Bonn

German Officer (uncredited)

Dick Botiller

Plane Announcer (uncredited)

Mary Chan

Club Patron (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Pedro de Cordoba

Baba (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

Levantine Porter (uncredited)

Charles De Ravenne

Bellboy (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Jean Del Val

Clerk (uncredited)

William Edmunds

Waiter with Information (uncredited)

Fernanda Eliscu

Turkish Wife on Train (uncredited)

Demetris Emanuel

Turkish Official (uncredited)

Hassan Ezzat

Turkish Conductor (uncredited)

Curt Furburg

Franz Von Papen (uncredited)

Steven Geray

Ludwig Rader (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Club Patron (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

Attaché (uncredited)

Lisa Golm

German Daughter (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh

Butler (uncredited)

Carl Harbord

Minor Role (uncredited)

Yeghishe Harout

Turkish Policeman (uncredited)

Ernst Hauessermann

Clerk (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

Hotchkins (uncredited)

Dave Kashner

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

James Khan

Train Caller (uncredited)

Manart Kippen

Ivan (uncredited)

Kurt Kreuger

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Charles La Torre

Moustaffa (uncredited)

Liparit

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Jerry Mandy

Italian on Train (uncredited)

Lou Marcelle

Commentator (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)

Georges Metaxa

L.V. Bastaki (uncredited)

Ray Miller

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Moy Ming

Club Patron (uncredited)

Daniel Ocko

Igor Rashenko (uncredited)

Sylvia Opert

Nautch Dancer (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Koylan (uncredited)

John Piffle

Fat Turk on Train (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

Customs Official with Joe (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Syrian Vendor (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Rudick (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Mailler's Henchman (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Customs Official with Ana (uncredited)

Antonio Samaniego

Policeman (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Clerk (uncredited)

Irene Seidner

German Mother (uncredited)

Cap Somers

Chef (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Thug at Newspaper Office (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

German (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

Butler (uncredited)

John Van Eyck

Official (uncredited)

Juan Varro

Policeman (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Brincken

German Official (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

German Officer (uncredited)

Leo White

Whispering Agent (uncredited)

Fred Wolff

Reiger (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

Schneider (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler

Attaché (uncredited)

Crew

Jerry Wald

Producer

Jack Killifer

Editor

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Eric Ambler

Novel

Raoul Walsh

Director

W.R. Burnett

Screenplay

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Daniel Fuchs

Writer

Hugh Reticker

Art Direction

William Faulkner

Writer

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Casey Roberts

Set Decoration

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Russell Saunders

First Assistant Director

Dolph Thomas

Sound

Warren Lynch

Special Effects

Willard Van Enger

Special Effects

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Bernhard Kaun

Additional Music

Heinz Roemheld

Additional Music

Clifford Vaughan

Additional Music

Hugh Cummings

Dialogue Coach

Nazim Kalkavan

Technical Advisor

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Background to Danger (1943)

Eric Ambler, W.R. Burnett, Daniel Fuchs, William Faulkner

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