Background to Danger (1943) | |
| Director(s) | Raoul Walsh |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Wald, Jack L. Warner (executive) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Thriller/Suspense, War |
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Background to Danger (1943) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Jack L. Warner and Jerry Wald.
SYNOPSIS
Nazis, Soviets, and American agent Raft are all after a cache of secret documents in the mysterious back alleys of WWII Turkey. A great, fast-moving spy tale handled expertly by Walsh. Based on Eric Ambler's Uncommon Danger.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Quotes from
'Mac' McNamara:
[Last lines Asking about Joe and Tamara] What are you going to do in Moscow?
Joe Barton: We're gonna cement Russian-American relations.
'Mac' McNamara: Where are you headed for now?
Joe Barton: A wild ride on a Turkish merry-go-round.
Joe Barton: There's a couple of numbers that won't do you any good. They're in Brooklyn.
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Joe Barton: We're gonna cement Russian-American relations.
'Mac' McNamara: Where are you headed for now?
Joe Barton: A wild ride on a Turkish merry-go-round.
Joe Barton: There's a couple of numbers that won't do you any good. They're in Brooklyn.
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Facts about
The three photographs of possible Roumanian secret agents which McNamara shows Joe were those of the Warner Bros. contract players 'Paul Panzer', Glen Cavender and Stuart Holmes. Those three are not actually in the movie. The fourth photograph was that of Leo White who is seen in an early scene whispering in someone's ear.
Sydney Greenstreet filmed a special trailer where he talks directly to the camera.
This film is mentioned in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" as the second in a double feature seen by Sal and Dean in a Detroit theater (chapter 11 of part three).
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Sydney Greenstreet filmed a special trailer where he talks directly to the camera.
This film is mentioned in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" as the second in a double feature seen by Sal and Dean in a Detroit theater (chapter 11 of part three).
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