Desperate journey 1942 dvd ronald reagan errol flynn import allregion world war ii. Desperate journey 1942 desperate journey 1942 teenage mutant ninja turtles. The film also stars raymond massey as a german commandant and nancy coleman as a member of the underground. The supporting cast includes alexis smith, jack carson, alan hale, william frawley, and ward bond. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. July 6, 1911 april 16, 1999 was a germanborn, american film editor and studio executive. Gentleman jim is a 1942 film starring errol flynn as heavyweight boxing champion james j.
If the germans had been as stupid and silly as they are in this film, ww ii would have been over in weeks, but desperate journey was made in 1942 when. Clearly, he was widely respected by his peers they elected him president of the screen actors guild but was he ever nominated for an oscar. If the germans had been as stupid and silly as they are in this film, ww ii would have been over in weeks, but desperate journey was made in 1942 when propaganda was the word. When a bomber is shot down, its crew is left with a desperate journey to reach freedom. Desperate journey 1942 tainies online fevgatotv greek subs.
The melodramatic film featured a group of downed allied airmen making their way out of the third reich, often with their fists director raoul walsh called it a war comedy. Errol flynn, alan hale, ronald reagan, arthur kennedy, and ronald sinclair are on a desperate journey in this 1942 wartime film directed by raoul walsh. With errol flynn and ronald reagan leading the way this is a lighthearted war film with some humor usually at the expense of the germans mind you thrown in, this is definitely a. From the presence of warners contract players to its production gloss to the assured direction from raoul walsh, the. The movie was based upon corbetts autobiography, the roar of the crowd, and directed by raoul walsh. Desperate journey is a 1942 american world war ii action and aviation film directed by raoul walsh and starring errol flynn and ronald reagan.
Terry forbes errol flynn and including johnny hammond ronald reagan and jed forest arthur kennedy, flee the plane as it explodes, but german soldiers capture them and place them in a prison camp. Notes about desperate journey, 1942, directed by raoul walsh, with errol flynn, ronald reagan, nancy coleman, available from turner classic movies. Released in september of 1942, desperate journey is a preposterous tale of allied derringdo behind enemy lines, with flynn and his gungho buddies including his adventures of robin hood sidekick alan hale making fools of the nazis in their own back yard. Desperate journey is a 1942 film directed by raoul walsh, starring errol flynn and ronald reagan. With errol flynn, ronald reagan, nancy coleman, raymond massey. Desperate journey is hardly among director raoul walshs finest, or even his more important movies but it does illustrate precisely how important walsh was to the warner bros. Desperate journey 1942 dvd ronald reagan errol flynn import allregion world war ii format. Desperate journey is not what you would call a great film, but for pure fun it is hard to beat. Desperate journey follows a bomber on a mission over nazi germany. Desperate journey 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Enemy agents meet ellery queen 1942 as heinrich spy leader.
Ronald reagan plays a flippant us flyboy, and enjoys. Desperate journey, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled, war drama, 883929712861. When the crew of a downed british bomber escape from their nazi captors with top secret intelligence, they make a desperate journey to get out of germany alive. Terrence forbes and flying officer johnny hammond, two raf officers despite being australian and american who are serving on a bomber. Sure, ronald reagan gave lots of frothy performances in many b movies, but he also earned critical acclaim for roles in dark victory 1939, knute rockne, all american 1940, desperate journey 1942, storm warning 1951 and kings row. The horn blows at midnight 1945 is a comedy fantasy film directed by raoul walsh, and starring jack benny following its poor boxoffice, benny often exploited the films failure for laughs over the next 20 years in his radio and television comedy series the jack benny program, making the film a known entity to his audience, even if they had never seen it. Desperate journey the 1942 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Desperate journey manufactured on demand, full frame. This film has many plot elements in common with a british film, one of our aircraft is missing, also released in 1942. When flight lt forbes and his crew are shot down after bombing their target, they discover valuable information, about a hidden german aircraft factory, that must get back to england. They get captured by the nazis, but in the process discover a hidden german aircraft factory.
Desperate journey in the 19401944 and 1940s trailers sections. Errol flynn adventures desperate journey edge of darkness 1943 northern pursuit uncertain. Errol flynn, ronald reagan, and nancy coleman in desperate journey 1942. The supporting cast includes raymond massey, alan hale sr. They escape and try to make their way back to england. His work in the 1930s, mostly for 20th centuryfox, embraced comedy and drama in equal measure, but it was with warner bros. He had more than thirty credits as an editor of feature films including key largo 1946, dial m for murder 1954, and prizzis honor 1985. Desperate journey movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. After an raf bomber is brought down deep behind enemy lines, the missions topkicks errol flynn, ronald reagan must lead the few survivors of the multinational crew from the clutches of capturing german soldiers.
In 1942, a lone raf bomber flying deep into germany just inside the old polish border is shot down after completing its mission. Read the full synopsis of desperate journey, 1942, directed by raoul walsh, with errol flynn, ronald reagan, nancy coleman, at turner classic movies. While trying to avoid capture they also engage in some sabotage along the way. Raoul walshs desperate journey 1942 has errol flynn as the aussie leader of a multinational bomber crew that crashlands in germany where the germans actually speak german and must make its way across hostile territory to safetya suspenseful setup that takes on an oddly joshing tone. Desperate journey 1942 desperate journey 1942 user. Desperate journey 1942 a royal air force bomber with a mission to destroy a rail line crashlands in germany after the commanding pilot is shot. Belgium 12 march 1948 brussels finland 23 july 1948. Desperate journey was viewed at the time of its release as a. Desperate journey errol flynn ronald reagan raymond massey 1942 downed raf bombers with information important to the war effort make their way home through enemy territory. He worked for more than forty years for the warner brothers film studio, where he was the head of postproduction from 1955 through. Warner brothers 1942 directed by raoul walsh starring errol flynn, ronald reagan, nancy coleman, and raymond massey no intended the rights to. Desperate journey 1942 a textbook example of the rousing, drumbeating fare that warner brothers delivered to american movie audiences during the world war ii era, the combat adventure desperate journey 1942 boasts all the earmarks of the studios product of the period.
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