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Journey for Margaret ()


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John Davis, a married American newspaper reporter in London, covers the story of a home for children displaced by the war and meets two kids who grow attached to him.

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John Davis
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Nora Davis
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Trudy Strauss
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Herbert V. Allison
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Margaret
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Peter Humphries
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Mrs. Bailey
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Mrs. Barrie
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Mr. Barrie
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Mrs. Harris
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Susan Fleming
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'Rugged' (as G.P. Huntley Jr.)
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Frau Weber
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Ainsley ...
Porter (uncredited)
George Aldwin ...
Little Boy (uncredited)
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Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Sybil Bacon ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
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Fireman (uncredited)
Gay Bennes ...
Screaming Girl (uncredited)
Art Berry Sr. ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Air-Raid Warden #2 (uncredited)
John Burton ...
Surgeon (uncredited)
Vicki Campbell ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Herbert Clifton ...
Man in Cellar (uncredited)
Robert Cory ...
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
E.L. Fisher-Smith ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Douglas Francis ...
Man in Subway (uncredited)
Leslie Francis ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Madame Bornholm (uncredited)
Henry Glynn ...
Man in Subway (uncredited)
Lawrence Grossmith ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Guttman ...
Polish Captain (uncredited)
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Air-Raid Warden at Fire (uncredited)
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The Censor (uncredited)
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Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Stephanie Insall ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene ...
Nurse (uncredited)
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Fairoaks (uncredited)
Joan Kemp ...
Isabel (uncredited)
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Steward (uncredited)
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Everton (uncredited)
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Service Man (uncredited)
George Kirby ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Arthur Lovejoy ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Japanese Statesman (uncredited)
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Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ...
Father (uncredited)
Norbert Muller ...
Hans Weber (uncredited)
Doreen Munroe ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Thomas Murray ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Bea Nigro ...
Nora's Mother (uncredited)
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Driver (uncredited)
Bud Penny ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Clare Sandars ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Allen Schute ...
Man in Subway (uncredited)
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Woman with Cat (uncredited)
Eric Snowden ...
Porter (uncredited)
Doris Stone ...
Mother (uncredited)
Lotus Thompson ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
David Thursby ...
Air-Raid Warden #1 (uncredited)
Hal Welling ...
Tailor (uncredited)
Elizabeth Williams ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ...
Man in Cellar (uncredited)
Ginny Wren ...
Minor Role (uncredited)

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W.S. Van Dyke ... (as Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II)
Herbert Kline ... (uncredited)

Written by

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David Hertz ... (screen play) and
William Ludwig ... (screen play)
 
William L. White ... (based upon the book by)

Produced by

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B.P. Fineman ... producer
Dore Schary ... executive producer (uncredited) / producer

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Franz Waxman ... (musical score)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ... (uncredited)
Sol Kaplan ... (uncredited)
Eric Zeisl ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ray June ... director of photography

Editing by

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George White ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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Robert Kalloch ... (gowns) (as Kalloch)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hugh Boswell ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard Pefferle ... associate set decorator (as Dick Pefferle)
Wade B. Rubottom ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Bill Edmondson ... boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Vogel ... photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Wallace Worsley Jr. ... script clerk (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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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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Also Known As
  • Refugiados (Portugal)
  • Margaret aus London (Austria)
  • Sublime Alvorada (Brazil)
  • Hacia la luz (Mexico)
  • Путешествие за Маргарет (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 81 min
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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.
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