Journey Into Light (1951)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.751 |
Directed By
Stuart Heisler
Crew
Stuart Heisler
Anson Bond
Irving Shulman
Daniel Hall
Stephanie Nordli
Terry O. Morse
Elwood Bredell
TOP CAST
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
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