Background to Danger (Warner Bros.) (1943)

CAST Joe Barton ler-Tos vet WM atotil Colonel Robinson Sydney Greenstreet VXoil--} so) 83 Peter Lorre Tamara Brenda Marshall Ana Remzi Osa Massen Mailler Kurt Katch IS {ots} el-pelice) 1DYoseh{-) Mm @lel'<0) Syrian Vendor _ Frank Puglia Hassan Turhan Bey Old Turk I X-Yob vos (A Ole) 40 lo) oles Wife \fotselotxo Mm s fil Cotne MM so) ol-succioyel SYNOPSIS (Not for Publication) Joe Barton (George Raft), American secret service man, meets Ana Remzi (Osa Massen) on the Bagdad-Istanbul Express. Aware that she is followed, she implores Barton to hold and safeguard an envelope, presumably containing all her money, until they get to Ankara. When Barton calls to return the envelope, he finds Ana murdered. Jumping through the window to a roof top to avoid interception, he returns to his hotel room, where he is confronted by a couple of Nazis representing themselves to be from the police. They accuse him of the murder and demand the envelope. Barton refuses to comply, and they take him to the villa of Colonel Robinson (Sydney Greenstreet), a Nazi agent, who threatens him with death if he fails to produce the envelope. Barton is saved by the arrival of Zaleshoff (Peter Lorre) and his beautiful sister, Tamara (Brenda Marshall). The three escape and Barton discovers that Zaleshoff and Tamara are Russian agents and that Remzi was murdered by one of their henchmen. The envelope, which she was carrying to Colonel Robinson, actually contained Nazi-forged photostats of a “Russian plan to invade Turkey.” Their publication by Robinson was intended to destroy Turkey's neutrality and ally her with Germany. Returning to his room, Barton discovers the envelope has been stolen. Convinced that Robinson has it, he joins with Zaleshoff and Tamara to track him down. They find him at the estate of a pro-German newspaper publisher but are caught by Robinson’s men and left to die. They escape, however, and arrive in time to stop the presses and thwart Robinson. (Running Time: 80 minutes) PRODUCTION Directed by RAOUL WALSH Produced by Jerry Wald; DiSY -Yoi Co) ao) Mi = so) Coles iodo) sh fam Koyehig Gaudio, A.S.C.; Film Editor, Jack Killifer; Art Director, Hugh 15 {cy Col ¢-) Samm Dp (od Cole gb (MN Dy ty -Tol (0) Hugh Cummings; Sound by 1 DYo) he) eM M eCoyeeCoccparel-) @ DI-Leley vot (op el] by Casey Roberts; Technical Advisor, Nazim Kalkavan; Gowns by Milo Anderson; Makeup Artist, Perc Westmore; Opti @\yCotelece(-vom-UM-UI(-) ole) vebw to sistant Director, Russ Saunders. PUBLICITY (Advance Theatre Story) George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet Star In Strand's ‘Background to Danger’ The great American appetite for exciting mystery and adventure stories should find satisfaction in the new Warner Bros. film “Background to Danger” which opens Friday at the Strand Theatre. Littleknown Turkey holding the strategically important Dardenelles is the colorful locale of the film. A sensational plot to disrupt Russian-Turkish relations is the basis for “Background to Danger,” a story laid against a fast-moving melodrama of the far-flung counter-espionage network of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The picture, directed by Raoul Walsh, stars George Raft and Sydney Greenstreet and has a competent supporting cast headed by Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall. Raft a G-Man George Raft cast as an intrepid G-Man, has plenty of opportunity to wield a gun, said gun being the same one used by Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca”, and which has been used by other stars in more than eighty pictures, mostly in the underworld category. Osa Massen, who portrays a German agent in the picture, found herself in that rare position of an actress being permitted to cut her own scenes. Miss Massen, who started her career in motion pictures as a cutter: in her native Copenhagen, took advantage of the offer of Director Raoul Walsh to edit her own work. Turhan Bey, one of the chief supporting players, gets his first opportunity in a versatile film career to play his authentic nationality as a Turk. “Background to Danger” tells a story of international intrigue as Nazi agents seek to create an “incident” to deneutralize Turkey and win her over to the Axis forces. Nazi-forged (Advance Theatre Reader) George Raft Film Coming to Strand “Background to Danger”, Warner Bros.’ thrilling melodrama of murder and international intrigue in spy-infested Turkey will have its premiere at the Strand Theatre on Friday. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the picture stars George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet and Brenda Marshall. In prominent supporting roles are Peter Lorre and Osa Massen, Others in the cast include Kurt Katch, Daniel Ocko, Turhan Bey and Frank Puglia. (Current Theatre Reader) G-Men vs. Gestapo In Strand Feature A Nazi plot to destroy diplomatic relations between Russia and Turkey furnishes the theme for the new Warner Bros. film “Background to Danger,” which opens today at the Strand Theatre. Based on a novel by Eric Ambler, who wrote “Journey into Fear,” the picture stars George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall. “Background to Danger” was directed by Raoul Walsh, from the screen play by W. R. Burnett. t Still BD $03; Mat 205 — 30¢ George Ratt, rougher and tougher than ever, is pitted against Sydney “The Fat Man” Greenstreet in Warner Bros.’ new drama of murder, international intrigue, espionage and counter-espionage, “Background to Danger.” which starts its engagement Friday at the Strand Theatre. plans, depicting an alleged plan of Russian attack on Turkey, are the keys to the action. Headed by Sydney Greenstreet, the Gestapo strongmen run into stiff opposition from George Raft, playing a G-Man role, and two Soviet counterespionage persons, Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall. After a series of thrilling adventures, the Nazi plan is exposed, Sydney Greenstreet and his cohorts arrested, and George Raft and Brenda Marshall leave for Cairo on another assignment. Two technical advisers assisted Director Walsh throughout the production. They are Nazim Kalkhaven, Oxford graduate and _ international writer and journalist, who was authority on the Turkish aspect of the script, and Ernest Richter, former German film executive. “Background to Danger” was adapted for the screen by W. R. Burnett from the best-selling book by Eric Ambler. (Advance Theatre Story) ‘Background to Danger’ At Strand Friday A plain white envelope is the magnet for murder, kidnapping, wild pursuits and breathtaking suspense in “Background to Danger,” the new Warner Bros. film scheduled for. the Strand on Friday. George Raft is cast as a tough, hard hitting G-Man who runs head-on into trouble George Raft galore when he is given the envelope, supposedly containing money and securities, by pretty Ana Remzi (Osa Massen) whom he meets on a Bagdad-Istanbul express, nearing Ankara, in Turkey. The envelope contains, however, material that a sinister crew of Nazi agents are after at any cost. Headed by the suavely ruthless Colonel Robinson (Sydney Greenstreet), they put Raft into hot water. Raft is kidnapped by the Mat 109 Gestapo but is rescued by Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall, playing two Russian counter-espionage agents. Raft learns that the envelope, stolen from his hotel room, contains Nazi-forged plans of an alleged Russian plan to attack Turkey. Determined to thwart this scheme to win Turkey over as an Axis ally, Raft tracks down the Nazi agents and successfully foils the plot. Besides Raft, “Background to. Danger” stars Sydney Greenstreet, master of villainy, who scored in “The Maltese Falcon”, “Across the Pacific” and “Casablanca.” A_ strong supporting cast is headed by Peter Lorre and pretty Brenda Marshall, who is cast as a beautiful Russian counterespionage agent. Others in the cast include Daniel Ocko, Kurt Katch, Frank Puglia, Turhan Bey, Willard Robertson and Osa Massen. “Background to Danger” was directed by Raoul Walsh, from the screen play by W. R. Burnett, based on the popular novel by Eric Ambler who wrote the recent “Journey Into 15