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Flight from Destiny

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
337
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Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Thomas Mitchell, and James Stephenson in Flight from Destiny (1941)
Film NoirDrama

An elderly professor suffering from an aortic aneurysm confronts the problem of what to do, knowing that he only has a few months to live.An elderly professor suffering from an aortic aneurysm confronts the problem of what to do, knowing that he only has a few months to live.An elderly professor suffering from an aortic aneurysm confronts the problem of what to do, knowing that he only has a few months to live.

  • Director
    • Vincent Sherman
  • Writers
    • Barry Trivers
    • Anthony Berkeley
    • Charles Kenyon
  • Stars
    • Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Thomas Mitchell
    • Jeffrey Lynn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    337
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vincent Sherman
    • Writers
      • Barry Trivers
      • Anthony Berkeley
      • Charles Kenyon
    • Stars
      • Geraldine Fitzgerald
      • Thomas Mitchell
      • Jeffrey Lynn
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Betty Farroway
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Professor Henry Todhunter
    Jeffrey Lynn
    Jeffrey Lynn
    • Michael Farroway
    James Stephenson
    James Stephenson
    • Dr. Lawrence Stevens
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Ketti Moret
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • District Attorney
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Saunders
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Dean Somers
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Martha
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Peterson
    Hardie Albright
    Hardie Albright
    • Ferrers
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Prentiss
    Weldon Heyburn
    Weldon Heyburn
    • Brooks
    William Hopper
    William Hopper
    • Travin
    • (as DeWolf Hopper)
    Alexander Lockwood
    • Conway
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Edvaard Kreindling
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • George
    Libby Taylor
    Libby Taylor
    • Maid
    • Director
      • Vincent Sherman
    • Writers
      • Barry Trivers
      • Anthony Berkeley
      • Charles Kenyon
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    • Trivia
      Real life irony: Dr. Stevens, played by James Stephenson tells Henry, played by Thomas Mitchell he has less than 6 months to live due to his aortic aneurysm. In fact, Stephenson would die about 5 months after the film's February 1941 release date. He suffered a heart attack in July 1941. Mitchell outlived him by almost 20 years.
    • Goofs
      When Thomas Mitchell approaches the doorman outside the medical building, the doorman's arms are at his side. When the camera cuts to a tighter shot, the doorman is holding his hands behind him.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

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    A Better Policy

    Professor Todhunter is told he has 6 months left to live, he is barred from teaching by his college so there won't be a scandal if he drops dead in class.

    But it would give his students something for reflection...
    • soup831
    • Oct 15, 2019
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invitation to a Murder
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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