Movie
Desperate Journey
Released: September 26, 1942 (1942)
Runtime: 107 minutes
Genres: War, Adventure, Action
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Albert Bassermann as Dr. Ludwig Mather
Age at release: 75
- Sig Ruman as Preuss
Age at release: 57
- Felix Basch as Hermann Brahms
Age at release: 57
- Alan Hale as Sgt. Kirk Edwards
Age at release: 50
- Raymond Massey as Major Otto Baumeister
Age at release: 46
- Errol Flynn as Flight Lt. Terry Forbes
Age at release: 33
- Patrick O'Moore as Squad Leader Lane-Ferris
Age at release: 33
- Ronald Reagan as Flight Officer Johnny Hammond
Age at release: 31
- Nancy Coleman as Kaethe Brahms
Age at release: 29
- Arthur Kennedy as Flight Officer Jed Forrest
Age at release: 28
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- Ilka Grüning as Frau Brahms
Age at release: 66
- Elsa Bassermann as Frau Raeder
Age at release: 64
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Age at release: 56
- Charles Irwin as Captain Coswick
Age at release: 55
- Henry Victor as Heinrich Schwarzmueller
Age at release: 49
- Rudolph Anders as Kruse
Age at release: 46
- Kurt Katch as Hesse
Age at release: 46
Age at release: 44
Age at release: 42
- Otto Reichow as Pvt. Koenig
Age at release: 37
Age at release: 37
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- Richard Fraser as Squadron Leader Clark
Age at release: 29
Age at release: 28
- Walter Brooke as Sgt. Warwick
Age at release: 27
Age at release: 23
- Harry Lewis as Evans
Age at release: 22
Age at release: Unknown