Review of Desperate Journey (1942) by Ashley H — 03 Mar 2012

The iron fist has a glass jaw.

A group of British bombers flying across Germany during World War I are shot down behind enemy lines. Initially, they are captured, but they quickly escape the prison and hope to journey back to their base. How can the British survive within the German's hornet nest?

"There is no food left in Germany. I even met a rat in a closet eating his own heart out.".

Raoul Walsh, director of White Heat, Cheyenne, High Sierra, The Roaring Twenties, Objective Burma, When Thief meets Thief, and Big Brown Eyes, delivers The Desperate Journey. The storyline for this picture is very interesting and reminded me of Inglorious Bastards. The plot is interesting and the characters were dynamic. The cast delivers excellent performances and includes Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Coleman, Ronald Sinclair, and Arthur Kennedy.

"What is that?".

"It looks like a shadow.".

The Desperate Journey grabbed our attention as we scrolled through Errol Flynn pictures and discovered it also had Ronald Reagan. I will say Reagan definitely displayed charisma and charm in this picture and worked very well with Flynn. The film is fun to watch unfold; and while not my favorite Flynn movie, it was definitely worth my time.

"A prison camp can be most annoying.".

Grade: B+.