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Background to Danger
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

Love in the midst of intrigue!

Genres

ThrillerWar

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An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

03 July 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen

Osa Massen

Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Hassan

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

'Mac' McNamara

Kurt Katch

Kurt Katch

Mailler

Nino Bellini

Nino Bellini

Turkish Secretary

Eumenio Blanco

Eumenio Blanco

Syrian Vendor

John Bleifer

John Bleifer

Secretary

Walter Bonn

Walter Bonn

German Officer

Dick Botiller

Dick Botiller

Plane Announcer

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Elevator Operator

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Baba - Old Turk

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

Levantine Porter

Charles De Ravenne

Charles De Ravenne

Bellboy

Jack Deery

Jack Deery

Man at Train Station

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Clerk

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Waiter with Information

Fernanda Eliscu

Fernanda Eliscu

Turkish Wife on Train

Demetris Emanuel

Demetris Emanuel

Turkish Official

Hassan Ezzat

Hassan Ezzat

Turkish Conductor

Curt Furburg

Curt Furburg

Franz Von Papen

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Ludwig Rader

Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

Club Patron

Frederick Giermann

Frederick Giermann

Attaché

Lisa Golm

Lisa Golm

German Daughter

Carl Harbaugh

Carl Harbaugh

Butler

Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord

Minor Role

Yeghishe Harout

Yeghishe Harout

Turkish Policeman

Ernst Hauessermann

Ernst Hauessermann

Clerk

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

Hotchkins - English Traveler

Dave Kashner

Dave Kashner

Minor Role

James Khan

James Khan

Train Caller

Manart Kippen

Manart Kippen

Ivan

Kurt Kreuger

Kurt Kreuger

Chauffeur

Charles La Torre

Charles La Torre

Moustaffa - Typesetter

Liparit

Liparit

Wagon Driver

Jerry Mandy

Jerry Mandy

Italian on Train

Lou Marcelle

Lou Marcelle

Commentator

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Hotel Night Clerk

Georges Metaxa

Georges Metaxa

L.V. Bastaki

Ray Miller

Ray Miller

Chauffeur

Daniel Ocko

Daniel Ocko

Igor Rashenko

Sylvia Opert

Sylvia Opert

Nautch Dancer

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Koylan

John Piffle

John Piffle

Fat Turk on Train

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Customs Official with Joe

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Syrian Vendor

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Rudick - the Assasin

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Mailler's Henchman

Georges Renavent

Georges Renavent

Customs Official with Ana

Antonio Samaniego

Antonio Samaniego

Policeman

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Clerk

Irene Seidner

Irene Seidner

German Mother

Cap Somers

Cap Somers

Chef

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Thug at Newspaper Office

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

German

Rafael Alcayde

Rafael Alcayde

Turkish Husband on Train

Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson

Butler

John Van Eyck

John Van Eyck

Official

Juan Varro

Juan Varro

Policeman

Wilhelm von Brincken

Wilhelm von Brincken

German Official

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

German Officer

Leo White

Leo White

Whispering Agent

Fred Wolff

Fred Wolff

Reiger

William Yetter Sr.

William Yetter Sr.

Schneider - Mailler's Henchman

Alfred Zeisler

Alfred Zeisler

Attaché

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