Flight from Destiny
1941 | 75m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
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| Writer: | Anthony Berkeley, Barry Trivers |
| Staring: |
| After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes nothing but harm to society. When Henry learns that his friend Betty's husband, Michael, has been painting forgeries of ancient paintings for gallery owner Ketti Moret, he investigates the fraudulent dealer's life. Judging that Ketti is truly evil, Henry prepares to murder her. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 1941 |
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| Director: | Vincent Sherman |
| Writer: | Anthony Berkeley, Barry Trivers |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | professor, femme fatale, dying man, painter as artist, vigilante justice, philosophy professor, philosophy of morality, art forger, helping others |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | Betty Farroway |
| Thomas Mitchell | Prof. Henry Todhunter |
| Jeffrey Lynn | Michael Farroway |
| James Stephenson | Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens |
| Mona Maris | Ketti Moret |
| Jonathan Hale | Dist. Atty. Johnson |
| David Bruce | John Saunders |
| Thurston Hall | Dean Somers |
| Mary Gordon | Martha |
| John Eldredge | Peterson |
| Hardie Albright | Ferrers |
| William Forrest | Prentiss |
| Weldon Heyburn | Brooks |
| William Hopper | Travin |
| Alexander Lockwood | Conway |
| Frank Reicher | Edvaard Kreindling |
| Willie Best | George |
| Libby Taylor | Maid |
| Sam Ash | Desk Clerk at Club |
| Peter Ashley | Young Man Saying 'She Walked Out on Me' |
| Romaine Callender | Psychiatrist |
| Eddy Chandler | Eddy, Headkeeper |
| Stephen Chase | Walter Sender |
| Ann Edmonds | Nurse |
| Edward Gargan | Hotel Doorman |
| Sol Gorss | Cab Driver #1 |
| John Hamilton | Judge |
| Robert Homans | Jailer |
| Richard Kipling | Elderly Man Saying 'She Took Every Cent I Had' |
| Manart Kippen | Detective Fereti |
| Al Lloyd | Man Walking Out of Hotel |
| Evelyn Mulhall | Undetermined Role |
| Inez Palange | Mrs. Moraciagos |
| Paul Panzer | Jim's Cafe Waiter |
| Alexis Smith | Young Woman Saying 'I Wish She Was Dead' |
| Edwin Stanley | Doctor |
| Rolla Stewart | Ketti's Daughter |
| Rafael Alcayde | Monsieur Lascaut |
| Elliott Sullivan | Cab Driver #2 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Richards | Editor |
| Anthony Berkeley | Story |
| Barry Trivers | Screenplay |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| Ray Heindorf | Music Arranger |
| Charles Kenyon | Additional Writing |
| Damon Giffard | Costume Design |
| Elmer Decker | Assistant Director |
| Charles Lang | Sound |
| Vincent Sherman | Director |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Rossen | Additional Writing |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Associate Producer |
| Bryan Foy | Executive Producer |
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