Journey Into Fear (1943) / Z-View
Journey Into Fear (1943)
Director: Norman Foster, Orson Welles (uncredited)
Screenplay: Joseph Cotten from the novel by Eric Ambler
Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Rio and Agnes Moorehead
The Pitch: “Let’s bring back Welles and Cotten and try for another ‘The Third Man!’’”
Tagline: Welles and Del Rio together! as Terror Man vs. Leopard Woman–for possession of a mysterious stranger in the powder-keg Middle East…a man with a military secret worth more than his love and his life!…It’s menace melodrama thrilled with mighty mystery and suspense…SEE IT!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Howard Graham (Cotten) finds himself pursued by Nazi agents out to kill him. In an effort to shake them, Graham ends up on an old frieghter heading out to sea… and discovers that the Nazis are also on board.
Welles has a small but important role. Cotten is more than capable of carrying the film. The cat and mouse chase on the high ledge during a torrential downpour is classic.
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