Journey Into Light
The story of a man who turned his back on God!
1951 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Heisler |
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| Writer: | Stephanie Nordli, Irving Shulman, Anson Bond |
| Staring: |
| John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1951 |
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| Director: | Stuart Heisler |
| Writer: | Stephanie Nordli, Irving Shulman, Anson Bond |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | religion, skid row |
| Production Companies | Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 30, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Sterling Hayden | Rev, John Burrows |
| Viveca Lindfors | Christine Thorssen |
| Thomas Mitchell | Gandy |
| Ludwig Donath | 'Doc' Thorssen |
| H.B. Warner | Wiz, the Wino |
| Jane Darwell | Mack |
| John Berkes | Racky |
| Peggy Webber | Jane Burrows |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Fanatic |
| Charles Evans | Bishop Logan |
| Marion Martin | Diana (as Marian Martin) |
| Everett Glass | Deacon Adams |
| Raymond Bond | Deacon Edwards |
| Billie Bird | Gertie |
| O. Z. Whitehead | Lippy |
| Myron Healey | Jerry - the Cop |
| Byron Keith | Dan - Policeman |
| Kathleen Mulqueen | Parishioner |
| Fritz Feld | Clothing Salesman |
| Lorin Raker | Department Store Interviewer |
| Emmett Lynn | Bum |
| Paul Brinegar | Bum |
| David March | Bum |
| Bernard Gorcey | Flophouse Clerk |
| Lynn Whitney | Handbill Woman |
| Helen Huntington | Nurse in Blood Bank (as Helene Huntington) |
| Kate Drain Lawson | Woman in Fight |
| Fred Aldrich | Foreman |
| Ed Hinton | Police Sergeant |
| Smoki Whitfield | Truck Driver |
| Name | Job |
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| Stuart Heisler | Director |
| Stephanie Nordli | Screenplay |
| Irving Shulman | Screenplay |
| Anson Bond | Story |
| Terry O. Morse | Editor |
| Daniel Hall | Art Direction |
| Elwood Bredell | Director of Photography |
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