Journey Into Fear

A US Navy engineer, returning to the US with his wife from a conference, finds himself pursued by Nazi agents…

• Director: Norman Foster
• Genre:Drama / Film-Noir / War
• Runtime:68 minutes

Cast
Joseph Cotten : Howard Graham
Dolores del Rio : Josette Martel
Ruth Warrick : Mrs. Stephanie Graham
Agnes Moorehead : Mrs. Mathews
Jack Durant : Gogo Martel

Naive American engineer Howard Graham (Joseph Cotten) is taken by a fellow employee to an Istanbul nightclub, where he becomes attracted to dancer Josette Martel (Dolores del Río). An attempt to murder him results in the death of an unfortunate magician instead. When Colonel Haki (Orson Welles) of the Turkish police investigates, he discovers that Graham is vital to the upgrading of the Turkish navy and that the Nazis have assigned Peter Banat (Jack Moss) to dispose of him.

Haki arranges a supposedly secret passage for Graham on a tramp steamer. Among his fellow passengers are Josette and her partner Gogo Martel (Jack Durant) … and Banat. Unable to convince the captain to turn around, Graham is trapped aboard the ship, not knowing whom he can trust.

At the end of the journey, Banat and his confederates take Graham away in a car. Fortunately, a flat tire forces a stop in a crowded street, and Graham is able to escape. He makes his way to the hotel where his wife Stephanie (Ruth Warrick) is staying, only to find his enemies also waiting there. Graham escapes once more, aided by the unexpected arrival of Martel (looking to extract money from him in return for Josette’s favors). A chase ensues. Colonel Haki makes a timely appearance and engages in a gunfight with Banat. After Haki is wounded, Graham goes out on the ledge of the building after Banat during a rainstorm. When his ammunition runs out, Banat tries to knock Graham off the ledge and falls to his death. Read more