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Background to Danger   1943         N/R, 80 min. Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller Director: Raoul Walsh   Cast: George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Osa Massen, Turhan Bey, Frank Puglia, Pedro de Cordoba, Steven Geray, Nestor Paiva, Willard Robertson, Kurt Katch, Jean Del Val, Michael Mark, Wilhelm von Brincken   During World War II, American espionage agent Joe Barton (George Raft) is sent to Ankara where he is given an envelope containing maps showing where the Germans will invade Turkey. Nazi agent Colonel Robinson (Sidney Greenstreet) knows about the maps and orders his agents to severely beat Barton, but he is rescued by Turkish official Zaloshoff (Peter Lorre) and his sister Tamara (Brenda Marshall). The maps are stolen by Robinson's agents, and the chase is on as Barton will stop at nothing to retrieve them. Cast George Raft Joe Barton Brenda Marshall Tamara Zaleshoff Sydney Greenstreet Colonel Robinson Peter Lorre Nikolai Zaleshoff Osa Massen Ana Remzi Turhan Bey Hassan Frank Puglia Syrian Vendor Pedro de Cordoba Baba Steven Geray Ludwig Rader Nestor Paiva Koylan Willard Robertson "Mac" McNarara Kurt Katch Mailler Jean Del Val Clerk Michael Mark Hotel Night Clerk Wilhelm von Brincken German Official