In the improbable World War II agit-prop, Desperate Journey, Errol Flynn plays one of the RAF pilots to survive a crash-landing in occupied Poland. They are relentlessly pursued by Nazi officer (Raymond Massey).
After humiliating Massey, Flynn and cohort Ronald Reagan steal a German bomber and head back to England. “Now for Australia and a crack at those Japs!” declares Flynn triumphantly.
Desperate Journey, which is directed by Raoul Walsh, gained some notoriety in the 1980s because of some brief scenes in which Ronald Reagan wears a Nazi uniform.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Special Effects: Byron Haskin, photographic; Nathan Levinson, sound
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winner of the Special Effects Oscar was DeMille’s Reap the Wild Wind.
Running time: 108 Minutes
Directed By: Raoul Walsh.
DVD: October 23, 1991