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Flight from Destiny

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 15m
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6.4/10
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Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Thomas Mitchell, and James Stephenson in Flight from Destiny (1941)
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.
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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
    429
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vincent Sherman
    • Writers
      • Barry Trivers
      • Anthony Berkeley
      • Charles Kenyon
    • Stars
      • Geraldine Fitzgerald
      • Thomas Mitchell
      • Jeffrey Lynn
    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast39

    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
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Real life irony: Dr. Stevens, played by James Stephenson tells Henry, played by Thomas Mitchell, that he has less than six months to live due to his aortic aneurysm. In fact, Stephenson would die about five months after the film's February 1941 release date. He suffered a heart attack in July, 1941. Mitchell outlived him by almost twenty 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.
    • Quotes
      • Professor Henry Todhunter: Well... tell you what we'll do. I'll see Michael. We'll have a good old fashioned bull session.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

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    Details

    • 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 companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • First National Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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