Desperate Journey
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| Desperate Journey | |
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 Cover of the 1994 home video release. |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Arthur T. Horman |
| Starring | Errol Flynn Ronald Reagan |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Editing by | Rudi Fehr |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) |  September 25, 1942 |
| Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
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Desperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II aviation film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy, and the movie was directed by Raoul Walsh.
[edit] Plot
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Five Royal Air Force pilots in World War II survive a crash in occupied Poland and find themselves pursued by Nazi Major Otto Baumeister. Led by Lt. Terrence Forbes and Flying Officer Johnny Hammond, the men repeatedly evade capture. At one point, Hammond dons a Nazi uniform in a ruse. Eventually, the men capture a Luftwaffe bomber and fly it back to England.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Cast
- Errol Flynn as Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes
- Ronald Reagan as Flying Officer Johnny Hammond
- Nancy Coleman as Kaethe Brahms
- Raymond Massey as Major Otto Baumeister
- Alan Hale as Flight Sgt. Kirk Edwards
- Arthur Kennedy as Flying Officer Jed Forrest
- Ronald Sinclair as Flight Sgt. Lloyd Hollis II
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