Journey Into Light - 1951

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.

87min
1951
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Sterling Hayden profile pictureSterling HaydenRev, John Burrows
Viveca Lindfors profile pictureViveca LindforsChristine Thorssen
Ludwig Donath profile pictureLudwig Donath'Doc' Thorssen
H.B. Warner profile pictureH.B. WarnerWiz, the Wino
Peggy Webber profile picturePeggy WebberJane Burrows
Charles Evans profile pictureCharles EvansBishop Logan
Marion Martin profile pictureMarion MartinDiana (as Marian Martin)
Everett Glass profile pictureEverett GlassDeacon Adams
Raymond Bond profile pictureRaymond BondDeacon Edwards
Myron Healey profile pictureMyron HealeyJerry - the Cop
Byron Keith profile pictureByron KeithDan - Policeman
Fritz Feld profile pictureFritz FeldClothing Salesman
Lorin Raker profile pictureLorin RakerDepartment Store Interviewer
Bernard Gorcey profile pictureBernard GorceyFlophouse Clerk
Kate Drain Lawson profile pictureKate Drain LawsonWoman in Fight
Ed Hinton profile pictureEd HintonPolice Sergeant
Smoki Whitfield profile pictureSmoki WhitfieldTruck Driver

About Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light Overview

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.

Runtime: 87min

Extra details

Original Title: Journey Into Light
Original Language: English
Directed By: Stuart Heisler
Production Companies
Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc.