Flight from Destiny
1941 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
After philosophy Professor Todhunter is told he has 6 months left to live, he is barred from teaching by his college so there won't be a scandal if he drops dead in class. Discussing a hypothetical man with 6 months to live with a group of friends, Todhunter asks each what he'd do in his last 6 months. One says he'd commit a "social murder" kill someone who is not a criminal but without whom society would be better off. The professor obsesses on the idea and actually comes across a situation involving two of his friends where he thinks it would be a good idea to act on his obsession.
Direction Vincent Sherman
Cast Geraldine Fitzgerald · Thomas Mitchell · Jeffrey Lynn · James Stephenson · Mona Maris · Jonathan Hale · David Bruce · Thurston Hall · Mary Gordon · John Eldredge · Hardie Albright · William Forrest · William Hopper · Alexis Smith
Soundtrack Heinz Roemheld
Screenplay Barry Trivers · Anthony Berkeley
Cinematography James Van Trees
Original title Flight from Destiny
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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