
Journey for Margaret (1942)
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- Passed
- 1h 21min
- Drama, Romance
- Dec 1942 (USA)
- Movie
- 8 wins.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Robert Young | ... |
John Davis
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Laraine Day | ... |
Nora Davis
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Fay Bainter | ... |
Trudy Strauss
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Nigel Bruce | ... |
Herbert V. Allison
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Margaret O'Brien | ... |
Margaret
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William Severn | ... |
Peter Humphries
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Elisabeth Risdon | ... |
Mrs. Bailey
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Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mrs. Barrie
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Halliwell Hobbes | ... |
Mr. Barrie
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Heather Thatcher | ... |
Mrs. Harris
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Jill Esmond | ... |
Susan Fleming
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G.P. Huntley | ... |
'Rugged'
(as G.P. Huntley Jr.)
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Lisa Golm | ... |
Frau Weber
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Norman Ainsley | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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George Aldwin | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Jimmy Aubrey | ... |
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
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Sybil Bacon | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Frank Baker | ... |
Fireman (uncredited)
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Gay Bennes | ... |
Screaming Girl (uncredited)
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Art Berry Sr. | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Matthew Boulton | ... |
Air-Raid Warden #2 (uncredited)
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John Burton | ... |
Surgeon (uncredited)
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Vicki Campbell | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Herbert Clifton | ... |
Man in Cellar (uncredited)
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Robert Cory | ... |
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Al Ferguson | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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E.L. Fisher-Smith | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Douglas Francis | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Leslie Francis | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Jody Gilbert | ... |
Madame Bornholm (uncredited)
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Henry Glynn | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Lawrence Grossmith | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Henry Guttman | ... |
Polish Captain (uncredited)
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Edward Hearn | ... |
Air-Raid Warden at Fire (uncredited)
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Leyland Hodgson | ... |
The Censor (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Stephanie Insall | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Lilyan Irene | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Charles Irwin | ... |
Fairoaks (uncredited)
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Joan Kemp | ... |
Isabel (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Steward (uncredited)
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Crauford Kent | ... |
Everton (uncredited)
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Henry King | ... |
Service Man (uncredited)
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George Kirby | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Arthur Lovejoy | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Keye Luke | ... |
Japanese Statesman (uncredited)
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Miles Mander | ... |
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Mary Alice Moore | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Clive Morgan | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Norbert Muller | ... |
Hans Weber (uncredited)
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Doreen Munroe | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Thomas Murray | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Bea Nigro | ... |
Nora's Mother (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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Bud Penny | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Gil Perkins | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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John Power | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Jean Ransome | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Clare Sandars | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Allen Schute | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... |
Woman with Cat (uncredited)
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Eric Snowden | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Doris Stone | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Lotus Thompson | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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David Thursby | ... |
Air-Raid Warden #1 (uncredited)
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Hal Welling | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Williams | ... |
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Man in Cellar (uncredited)
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Ginny Wren | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke | ... | (as Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II) |
Herbert Kline | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
David Hertz | ... | (screen play) and |
William Ludwig | ... | (screen play) |
William L. White | ... | (based upon the book by) |
Produced by
B.P. Fineman | ... | producer |
Dore Schary | ... | executive producer (uncredited) / producer |
Music by
Franz Waxman | ... | (musical score) |
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | ... | (uncredited) |
Sol Kaplan | ... | (uncredited) |
Eric Zeisl | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ray June | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George White | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) (as Kalloch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hugh Boswell | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Richard Pefferle | ... | associate set decorator (as Dick Pefferle) |
Wade B. Rubottom | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Bill Edmondson | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Vogel | ... | photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Joseph Nussbaum | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Wallace Worsley Jr. | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1942) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1943) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (Japan) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
1940. For the better part of the war thus far, New York news correspondent John Davis and his wife Nora Davis have been in the hot spots of western Europe, including Rotterdam and much of France, which has just fallen to the Nazis. The war has taken a toll on John professionally, as he has closed himself off emotionally in his writing solely to be able to cope. They have decided to move to London where they consider a safer place to start their family, but still within the war zone for John to do his work. A tragic event results in Nora too closing herself off from the war happening around them, she and John who ultimately decide to move back to Connecticut. With Nora having left and John having one more story left to write, things change when that story deeply effects John. That story is about Riswick Children's House run by caring Trudy Strauss, it which takes in children displaced by the war, especially those that have faced some sort of trauma. He especially connects with two children, Margaret and Peter who each has a different history which brought them to Riswick. In that care for the two of them, John may have to make the most difficult decision in his life concerning both their futures with the enemy bombs a constant occurrence now in London. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the film from which Margaret O'Brien took her name. She was born Angela O'Brien, but she so identified with the character she played in this film that she decided to change her name to Margaret. See more » |
Goofs | When John Davis is escorting Margaret and Peter to potential foster parents in London, they look at blitz damage out the taxi's window. In the last view of the damage, one shop front has all its signs with reverse lettering, revealing that really they are watching a film that is projected incorrectly. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Lion Reigns Supreme (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | Loch Lomond See more » |
Quotes |
[the censor cuts out most of Davis' writing about his experiences during the blitz]
John Davis: All I have to show for my month in England is a few brilliant paragraphs ending with three sentences deleted here. The Censor: You'll find we're perfectly willing to sacrifice your chance to win a Pulitzer Prize for our chance to win the war. See more » |