Desperate Journey (1942)
- Starring:
- Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Raoul Walsh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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Synopsis of Desperate Journey
In this, one of many World War II propaganda films of the early 1940s, Errol Flynn is one of five RAF pilots to survive a crash-landing in occupied Poland. They are relentlessly pursued by Nazi officer Raymond Massey, who despite his erudition and poise comes across as one of the densest men on earth--not that his Nazi underlings are any brighter. After repeatedly humiliating Massey and laying waste to most of the Third Reich installations in Poland, Flynn and cohort Ronald Reagan steal a German bomber and head back to England. "Now for Australia and a crack at those Japs!" declares Flynn at the end, admirably maintaining a straight face. Desperate Journey gained some negative fame in the 1980s because of its brief scenes in which Ronald Reagan dons a Nazi uniform. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Desperate Journey
- Errol Flynn - Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes
- Raymond Massey - Maj. Otto Baumeister
- Sig Rumann - Preuss
- Ronald Sinclair - Flight Sgt. Lloyd Hollis
- Charles Irwin - Capt. Coswick
- Walter Brooke - Flight Sgt. Warwick
- Don Phillips - Kenton
- Ferdinand Schumann-Heink - Sentry
- Harold Daniels - German Soldier
- Lester Sharpe - Driver
- Bruce Lister - English Officer
- Albert Basserman - Dr. Mather
- Arno Frey - Pvt. Trecha
- Felix Basch - Dr. Herman Brahms
- Sigfrid Tor - Pvt. Rasek
- Carl Ekberg - Telephone Repairman
- Bob Stephenson - Gestapo Agent
- Henry Victor - Heinrich Schwartzmuller
- Roland Varno - Unteroffizier
- Alan Hale - Flight Sgt. Kirk Edwards
- Kurt Katch - Hesse
- Lester Matthews - Wing Commander
- Ludwig Hardt - Pharmacist
- Ronald Reagan - Flying Officer Johnny Hammond
- Arthur Kennedy - Flying Officer Jed Forrest
- Pat O'Moore - Squadron Leader Lane Ferris
- Louis Arco - Feldwebel Gertz
- Robert O. Davis - Kruse
- Harry Lewis - Evans
- Sven Hugo Borg - Mechanic
- Helmut Dantine - German Copilot
- Rolf Lindau - Sergeant
- Otto Reichow - Pvt. Koenig
- Ilka Gruning - Frau Brahms
- Walter Bonn - Sentry
- Jack Lomas - Magnus
- Gene Garrick - Polish Boy
- William Hopper - Aircraftsman
- Nancy Coleman - Kaethe Brahms
- Barry Bernard - Squadron Commander
- Frank Alten - Lieutenant
- Henry Rowland - Motorcycle Scout
- Richard Fraser - Squadron Leader Clark
- Elsa Basserman - Frau Raeder
- Douglas Walton - British Officer
- Director(s):
- Raoul Walsh
- Writer(s):
- Arthur Horman
- Producer(s):
- Jack Saper, Hal B. Wallis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
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