Journey Into Light

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Stuart Heisler

Writers

Stephanie Nordli, Anson Bond, Irving Shulman

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

28 September 1951

Ensemble

Cast

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  Sterling Hayden

  Rev, John Burrows

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  Viveca Lindfors

  Christine Thorssen

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  Thomas Mitchell

  Gandy

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  Ludwig Donath

  'Doc' Thorssen

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  H.B. Warner

  Wiz, the Wino

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  Jane Darwell

  Mack

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  John Berkes

  Racky

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  Peggy Webber

  Jane Burrows

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  Paul Guilfoyle

  Fanatic

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  Charles Evans

  Bishop Logan

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  Marion Martin

  Diana (as Marian Martin)

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  Everett Glass

  Deacon Adams