
Background to Danger
- Thriller
- War
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Cast

George Raft
Joe Barton

Brenda Marshall
Tamara Zaleshoff

Sydney Greenstreet
Colonel Robinson

Peter Lorre
Nikolai Zaleshoff

Osa Massen
Ana Remzi

Turhan Bey
Hassan

Willard Robertson
'Mac' McNamara

Kurt Katch
Mailler
- Nino Bellini
Nino Bellini
Turkish Secretary
- Eumenio Blanco
Eumenio Blanco
Syrian Vendor

John Bleifer
Secretary
- Walter Bonn
Walter Bonn
German Officer

Dick Botiller
Plane Announcer

Jack Chefe
Elevator Operator

Pedro de Cordoba
Baba - Old Turk

Jean De Briac
Levantine Porter
- Charles De Ravenne
Charles De Ravenne
Bellboy
- Jack Deery
Jack Deery
Man at Train Station

Jean Del Val
Clerk

William Edmunds
Waiter with Information

Fernanda Eliscu
Turkish Wife on Train
- Demetris Emanuel
Demetris Emanuel
Turkish Official

Hassan Ezzat
Turkish Conductor
- Curt Furburg
Curt Furburg
Franz Von Papen

Steven Geray
Ludwig Rader
- Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane
Club Patron
- Frederick Giermann
Frederick Giermann
Attaché

Lisa Golm
German Daughter

Carl Harbaugh
Butler

Carl Harbord
Minor Role
- Yeghishe Harout
Yeghishe Harout
Turkish Policeman
- Ernst Hauessermann
Ernst Hauessermann
Clerk
- Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
Hotchkins - English Traveler
- Dave Kashner
Dave Kashner
Minor Role
- James Khan
James Khan
Train Caller
- Manart Kippen
Manart Kippen
Ivan

Kurt Kreuger
Chauffeur

Charles La Torre
Moustaffa - Typesetter
- Liparit
Liparit
Wagon Driver

Jerry Mandy
Italian on Train
- Lou Marcelle
Lou Marcelle
Commentator

Michael Mark
Hotel Night Clerk

Georges Metaxa
L.V. Bastaki
- Ray Miller
Ray Miller
Chauffeur
- Daniel Ocko
Daniel Ocko
Igor Rashenko
- Sylvia Opert
Sylvia Opert
Nautch Dancer

Nestor Paiva
Koylan
- John Piffle
John Piffle
Fat Turk on Train

Paul Porcasi
Customs Official with Joe

Frank Puglia
Syrian Vendor

Frank Reicher
Rudick - the Assasin

Otto Reichow
Mailler's Henchman

Georges Renavent
Customs Official with Ana
- Antonio Samaniego
Antonio Samaniego
Policeman

Cosmo Sardo
Clerk

Irene Seidner
German Mother

Cap Somers
Chef
- Tom Steele
Tom Steele
Thug at Newspaper Office
- Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
German

Rafael Alcayde
Turkish Husband on Train
- Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
Butler
- John Van Eyck
John Van Eyck
Official
- Juan Varro
Juan Varro
Policeman

Wilhelm von Brincken
German Official

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German Officer

Leo White
Whispering Agent
- Fred Wolff
Fred Wolff
Reiger
- William Yetter Sr.
William Yetter Sr.
Schneider - Mailler's Henchman
- Alfred Zeisler
Alfred Zeisler
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