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Background to Danger Cast & Characters

Background to Danger (1943) stars George Raft as Joe Barton, Brenda Marshall as Tamara Zaleshoff and Sydney Greenstreet as Colonel Robinson. The thriller movie was released July 3, 1943. Below is the full cast and crew.

G 1943 · 1h 20m 67 Audience

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Raoul Walsh

Screenplay

W.R. Burnett , Daniel Fuchs , William Faulkner

Based on

Eric Ambler

Producers

Jerry Wald , Jack L. Warner

Music

Friedrich Hollaender

Cinematography

Tony Gaudio

Editor

Jack Killifer

Costume design

Milo Anderson

Full cast

71 cast members

Brenda Marshall

Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet

Colonel Robinson

Nikolai Zaleshoff

Willard Robertson

Turkish Husband on Train (uncredited)

Turkish Secretary (uncredited)

Syrian Vendor (uncredited)

Secretary (uncredited)

German Officer (uncredited)

Plane Announcer (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Pedro de Cordoba

Baba (uncredited)

Levantine Porter (uncredited)

Charles De Ravenne

Bellboy (uncredited)

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Clerk (uncredited)

William Edmunds

Waiter with Information (uncredited)

Fernanda Eliscu

Turkish Wife on Train (uncredited)

Demetris Emanuel

Turkish Official (uncredited)

Hassan Ezzat

Turkish Conductor (uncredited)

Franz Von Papen (uncredited)

Ludwig Rader (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

Attaché (uncredited)

German Daughter (uncredited)

Butler (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Yeghishe Harout

Turkish Policeman (uncredited)

Ernst Hauessermann

Clerk (uncredited)

Hotchkins (uncredited)

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Train Caller (uncredited)

Ivan (uncredited)

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Charles La Torre

Moustaffa (uncredited)

Liparit

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Italian on Train (uncredited)

Commentator (uncredited)

Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)

L.V. Bastaki (uncredited)

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Igor Rashenko (uncredited)

Nautch Dancer (uncredited)

Koylan (uncredited)

Fat Turk on Train (uncredited)

Customs Official with Joe (uncredited)

Syrian Vendor (uncredited)

Rudick (uncredited)

Mailler's Henchman (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Customs Official with Ana (uncredited)

Antonio Samaniego

Policeman (uncredited)

Clerk (uncredited)

German Mother (uncredited)

Chef (uncredited)

Thug at Newspaper Office (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

German (uncredited)

Butler (uncredited)

Official (uncredited)

Policeman (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Brincken

German Official (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

German Officer (uncredited)

Whispering Agent (uncredited)

Reiger (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

Schneider (uncredited)

Attaché (uncredited)

Crew by department

24 crew members

Directing

Leo F. Forbstein

Director of Photography

Russell Saunders

First Assistant Director

Writing

William Faulkner

Production

Executive Producer

Editing

Sound

Music

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Art

Visual Effects

Special Effects

Willard Van Enger

Special Effects

Costume & Makeup

Other

Additional Music

Clifford Vaughan

Additional Music

Additional Music

Nazim Kalkavan

Technical Advisor

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