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Takaisin elämään

Original title: Destiny
  • 19441944
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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POPULARITY
147,262
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Frank Craven, Alan Curtis, Gloria Jean, and Grace McDonald in Takaisin elämään (1944)
CrimeDramaFantasy
Bank robbers Cliff Banks and Sam Baker go their separate ways while being chased by the law. Now fleeing alone, Cliff begins to reflect, via flashback, the various events and unsavory people... Read allBank robbers Cliff Banks and Sam Baker go their separate ways while being chased by the law. Now fleeing alone, Cliff begins to reflect, via flashback, the various events and unsavory people in his life that lead to his life of crime. Cliff ends up in the idyllic rural town of Pa... Read allBank robbers Cliff Banks and Sam Baker go their separate ways while being chased by the law. Now fleeing alone, Cliff begins to reflect, via flashback, the various events and unsavory people in his life that lead to his life of crime. Cliff ends up in the idyllic rural town of Paradise Valley. Cliff discovers the local people are very trusting and decides the town wou... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
174
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
147,262
23,044
  • Directors
    • Reginald Le Borg
    • Julien Duvivier(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Roy Chanslor(original screenplay)
    • Ernest Pascal(original screenplay)
    • Jean Levy-Strauss(story idea)
  • Stars
    • Gloria Jean
    • Alan Curtis
    • Frank Craven
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  • Directors
    • Reginald Le Borg
    • Julien Duvivier(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Roy Chanslor(original screenplay)
    • Ernest Pascal(original screenplay)
    • Jean Levy-Strauss(story idea)
  • Stars
    • Gloria Jean
    • Alan Curtis
    • Frank Craven
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    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Alan Curtis and Gloria Jean in Takaisin elämään (1944)
    Alan Curtis and Gloria Jean in Takaisin elämään (1944)
    Gloria Jean and Corky in Takaisin elämään (1944)
    Alan Curtis and Gloria Jean in Takaisin elämään (1944)

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    Gloria Jean
    Gloria Jean
    • Jane Broderick
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Cliff Banks
    Frank Craven
    Frank Craven
    • Clem Broderick
    Grace McDonald
    Grace McDonald
    • Betty
    Vivian Austin
    Vivian Austin
    • Phyllis Prager
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    • Sam Baker
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    • Marie
    Charles Bates
    Charles Bates
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
    Corky
    • Mister Bones the Dog
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Fourth Motorcycle Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    • Third Motorcycle Cop
    • (uncredited)
    William Hall
    William Hall
    • Second Motorcycle Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • Grogan, Watchman
    • (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Warden
    • (uncredited)
    Perc Launders
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Reeves
    Bob Reeves
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Reginald Le Borg
      • Julien Duvivier(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Roy Chanslor(original screenplay)
      • Ernest Pascal(original screenplay)
      • Jean Levy-Strauss(story idea) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This film was originally a segment of the fantasy anthology film Kaikkien rajojen ulkopuolella (1943). The footage was excised from the final print and expanded into an independent feature.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Columbo: Varjoja, savua ja murhia (1989)

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    7/10
    Don't mess with nature
    Alan Curtis (Cliff) and Frank Fenton (Sam) are on the run after Fenton has committed a robbery. They split up and we follow the route that Curtis takes and the women that he meets along the way. Once he comes across Gloria Jean (Jane), his life will change forever.

    This film has two flashback sequences at the beginning to explain how Curtis is an unlucky victim in life. He distrusts women and he is told to feel compassion for others if he wants to find happiness in life. The main part of the story happens once Curtis comes across Jean and her very likable father Frank Craven (Clem). Jean is blind and seems to live in a fairytale world where she works alongside Mother Nature. Don't annoy her. Cliff does...........

    The film is short and ties up rather too conveniently but it's still worth watching. It is also worth noting that this film is an expanded version of a rejected segment from the film "Flesh and Fantasy", a film also worth seeing. As such, we get this episode as the main story involving blind Gloria Jean with some extras thrown around this to develop the role of Curtis. This doesn't quite work as we sympathize with him throughout these added on scenes, while he is actually pretty horrid during the main course – especially when he goes hunting!

    The cast are all good including the 4 main women credited. Rather oddly, it appears that all 7 of the main cast no longer had film careers once the 1940s had passed.
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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1946 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Destiny
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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