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Journey Into Light

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.

1951 |1h 27m |  Drama

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

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Raymond Bond

Deacon Edwards

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Billie Bird

Gertie

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O.Z. Whitehead

Lippy

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Myron Healey

Jerry - the Cop

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Byron Keith

Dan - Policeman

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Fritz Feld

Clothing Salesman

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Lorin Raker

Department Store Interviewer

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Emmett Lynn

Bum

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Paul Brinegar

Bum

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Bernard Gorcey

Flophouse Clerk

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Kate Drain Lawson

Woman in Fight

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Fred Aldrich

Foreman

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Ed Hinton

Police Sergeant

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Smoki Whitfield

Truck Driver

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Status

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Language

English

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