Background to Danger (1943)
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
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George Raft
as Joe Barton
as Joe Barton
Brenda Marshall
as Tamara Zaleshoff
as Tamara Zaleshoff
Sydney Greenstreet
as Colonel Robinson
as Colonel Robinson
Peter Lorre
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
Osa Massen
as Ana Remzi
as Ana Remzi
Turhan Bey
as Hassan
as Hassan
Willard Robertson
as 'Mac' McNamara
as 'Mac' McNamara
Kurt Katch
as Mailler
as Mailler
Nino Bellini
as Turkish Secretary
as Turkish Secretary
Eumenio Blanco
as Syrian Vendor
as Syrian Vendor
John Bleifer
as Secretary
as Secretary
Walter Bonn
as German Officer
as German Officer
Dick Botiller
as Plane Announcer
as Plane Announcer
Jack Chefe
as Elevator Operator
as Elevator Operator
Pedro de Cordoba
as Baba - Old Turk
as Baba - Old Turk
Jean De Briac
as Levantine Porter
as Levantine Porter
Charles De Ravenne
as Bellboy
as Bellboy
Jack Deery
as Man at Train Station
as Man at Train Station
Jean Del Val
as Clerk
as Clerk
William Edmunds
as Waiter with Information
as Waiter with Information
Fernanda Eliscu
as Turkish Wife on Train
as Turkish Wife on Train
Demetris Emanuel
as Turkish Official
as Turkish Official
Hassan Ezzat
as Turkish Conductor
as Turkish Conductor
Curt Furburg
as Franz Von Papen
as Franz Von Papen
Steven Geray
as Ludwig Rader
as Ludwig Rader
Rudy Germane
as Club Patron
as Club Patron
Frederick Giermann
as Attaché
as Attaché
Lisa Golm
as German Daughter
as German Daughter
Carl Harbaugh
as Butler
as Butler
Carl Harbord
as Minor Role
as Minor Role
Yeghishe Harout
as Turkish Policeman
as Turkish Policeman
Ernst Hauessermann
as Clerk
as Clerk
Charles Irwin
as Hotchkins - English Traveler
as Hotchkins - English Traveler
Dave Kashner
as Minor Role
as Minor Role
James Khan
as Train Caller
as Train Caller
Manart Kippen
as Ivan
as Ivan
Kurt Kreuger
as Chauffeur
as Chauffeur
Charles La Torre
as Moustaffa - Typesetter
as Moustaffa - Typesetter
Liparit
as Wagon Driver
as Wagon Driver
Jerry Mandy
as Italian on Train
as Italian on Train
Lou Marcelle
as Commentator
as Commentator
Michael Mark
as Hotel Night Clerk
as Hotel Night Clerk
Georges Metaxa
as L.V. Bastaki
as L.V. Bastaki
Ray Miller
as Chauffeur
as Chauffeur
Daniel Ocko
as Igor Rashenko
as Igor Rashenko
Sylvia Opert
as Nautch Dancer
as Nautch Dancer
Nestor Paiva
as Koylan
as Koylan
John Piffle
as Fat Turk on Train
as Fat Turk on Train
Paul Porcasi
as Customs Official with Joe
as Customs Official with Joe
Frank Puglia
as Syrian Vendor
as Syrian Vendor
Frank Reicher
as Rudick - the Assasin
as Rudick - the Assasin
Otto Reichow
as Mailler's Henchman
as Mailler's Henchman
Georges Renavent
as Customs Official with Ana
as Customs Official with Ana
Antonio Samaniego
as Policeman
as Policeman
Cosmo Sardo
as Clerk
as Clerk
Irene Seidner
as German Mother
as German Mother
Cap Somers
as Chef
as Chef
Tom Steele
as Thug at Newspaper Office
as Thug at Newspaper Office
Robert R. Stephenson
as German
as German
Rafael Alcayde
as Turkish Husband on Train
as Turkish Husband on Train
Nick Thompson
as Butler
as Butler
John Van Eyck
as Official
as Official
Juan Varro
as Policeman
as Policeman
Wilhelm von Brincken
as German Official
as German Official
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
as German Officer
as German Officer
Leo White
as Whispering Agent
as Whispering Agent
Fred Wolff
as Reiger
as Reiger
William Yetter Sr.
as Schneider - Mailler's Henchman
as Schneider - Mailler's Henchman
Alfred Zeisler
as Attaché
as Attaché
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Eric Ambler
Novel
Novel
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Screenplay
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Jerry Wald
Producer
Producer
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Raoul Walsh
Director
Director
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jack Killifer
Editor
Editor
Daniel Fuchs
Writer
Writer
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
Art Direction
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Costume Design
William Faulkner
Writer
Writer
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