Background to Danger
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
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Genre: War
Director: Raoul Walsh
Actors: Brenda Marshall, Eumenio Blanco, George Raft, Kurt Katch, Nino Bellini, Osa Massen, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Turhan Bey, Willard Robertson
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