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Journey Into Light 1951 Directed by Stuart Heisler

The story of a man who turned his back on God!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Release Date 28 September 1951
87 mins
Cast
Sterling Hayden Rev, John Burrows
Viveca Lindfors Christine Thorssen
Ludwig Donath 'Doc' Thorssen
H.B. Warner Wiz, the Wino
Peggy Webber Jane Burrows
Charles Evans Bishop Logan
Marion Martin Diana (as Marian Martin)
Everett Glass Deacon Adams
Raymond Bond Deacon Edwards
Billie Bird Gertie
Myron Healey Jerry - the Cop
Byron Keith Dan - Policeman
Kathleen Mulqueen Parishioner
Fritz Feld Clothing Salesman
Lorin Raker Department Store Interviewer
Bernard Gorcey Flophouse Clerk
Lynn Whitney Handbill Woman
Helen Huntington Nurse in Blood Bank (as Helene Huntington)
Kate Drain Lawson Woman in Fight
Fred Aldrich Foreman
Ed Hinton Police Sergeant
Smoki Whitfield Truck Driver