Background to Danger

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Cast

George Raft

as Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall

as Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

as Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre

as Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen

as Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey

as Hassan

Willard Robertson

as McNamara

Kurt Katch

as Mailler

Rafael Alcayde

as Turkish Husband on Train (uncredited)

Nino Bellini

as Turkish Secretary (uncredited)

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