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Desperate Journey (1942) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Raoul Walsh

Writing Credits  

Arthur T. Horman ... (original screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Errol Flynn ... Flight Lt. Terrence Forbes
Ronald Reagan ... Flying Officer Johnny Hammond
Nancy Coleman ... Kaethe Brahms
Raymond Massey ... Major Otto Baumeister
Alan Hale ... Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards
Arthur Kennedy ... Flying Officer Jed Forrest
Ronald Sinclair ... Flight Sergeant Lloyd Hollis
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Ludwig Mather (as Albert Basserman)
Sig Ruman ... Preuss
Patrick O'Moore ... Squadron Leader Lane-Ferris
Felix Basch Felix Basch ... Hermann Brahms
Ilka Grüning ... Frau Brahms (as Ilka Gruning)
Elsa Bassermann ... Frau Raeder (as Else Basserman)
Charles Irwin ... Captain Coswick
Richard Fraser ... Squadron Leader Clark
Rudolph Anders ... Kruse (as Robert O. Davis)
Henry Victor ... Heinrich Schwarzmueller
Bruce Lester ... English Officer
Lester Matthews ... Wing Commander
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Alten Frank Alten ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Louis V. Arco Louis V. Arco ... Feldwebel (Sgt.) Gertz (uncredited)
John Banner ... Conductor on Empty Troop Train (uncredited)
Barry Bernard Barry Bernard ... Squadron Commander (uncredited)
Walter Bonn Walter Bonn ... Sentry (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg ... Mechanic (uncredited)
John Breen John Breen ... Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Brooke ... Flight Sgt. Warwick (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Russell Custer Russell Custer ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Harold Daniels Harold Daniels ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine ... German Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Leslie Denison ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Carl Ekberg Carl Ekberg ... Telephone Repairman (uncredited)
Charles Flynn Charles Flynn ... Post Sentry (uncredited)
Arno Frey Arno Frey ... Pvt. Trocha (uncredited)
Gene Garrick ... Polish Saboteur (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann Frederick Giermann ... German Sergeant (uncredited)
Henry Guttman Henry Guttman ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Eddie Hall ... German Soldier Shooting at Lockheed Plane (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Ludwig Hardt ... Pharmacist (uncredited)
James Harker James Harker ... Pilot (uncredited)
William Hopper ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Kurt Katch ... Hesse (uncredited)
Harry Lewis ... Evans (uncredited)
Rolf Lindau Rolf Lindau ... Sergeant (uncredited)
Jack Lomas Jack Lomas ... Magnus (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Decoder (uncredited)
Peter Michael Peter Michael ... German Gunner (uncredited)
Ray Miller Ray Miller ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Rudolf Myzet Rudolf Myzet ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Pat O'Hara ... Plotting Officer (uncredited)
Don Phillips Don Phillips ... Kenton (uncredited)
Otto Reichow ... Pvt. Koenig (uncredited)
Henry Rowland ... German Fighter Pilot (uncredited)
Richard Ryen ... Staadtpoliceman Heinze (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink Ferdinand Schumann-Heink ... Sentry (uncredited)
Hans Schumm ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe ... Driver (uncredited)
Rudolf Steinboeck Rudolf Steinboeck ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Sigfrid Tor Sigfrid Tor ... Pvt. Rasek (uncredited)
Sid Troy Sid Troy ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt ... Strolling German Soldier (uncredited)
Roland Varno ... Unteroffizier (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes ... German Sergeant (uncredited)
Frederik Vogeding ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Brincken ... Gate Sentry (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart Hans von Morhart ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski ... German Soldier (uncredited)
Douglas Walton ... British Officer Playing Dice (uncredited)
Rex Williams Rex Williams ... Sgt. Tause (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr. William Yetter Sr. ... Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman Victor Zimmerman ... Capt. Eggerstedt (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jack Saper ... associate producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... producer

Music by 

Max Steiner

Cinematography by 

Bert Glennon ... director of photography

Editing by 

Rudi Fehr ... film editor

Art Direction by 

Carl Jules Weyl

Costume Design by 

Milo Anderson ... (gowns)

Makeup Department 

Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Claude Archer ... assistant director (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

C.A. Riggs ... sound

Special Effects by 

Edwin B. DuPar ... special effects (as Edwin A. DuPar)
Byron Haskin ... special effects (uncredited)
Nathan Levinson ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Duke Green ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... stunts (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Woody ... stunts (uncredited)

Music Department 

Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements / composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Owen Cathcart-Jones ... technical advisor: R.A.F. sequences (as Squadron Leader O. Cathcart-Jones R.C.A.F.)
Hugh MacMullan ... dialogue director
Crew verified as complete

See also

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