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  • Destiny (1944)
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    65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Destiny (1944)
Approved
65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

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, on the various events and unsavory people in his life that lead to his life of crime. ...See moreBank 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, on 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. He discovers the local people are very trusting and decides the town would be the perfect place to pull a scam. He meets a farmer named Clem Broderick and his strange blind daughter Jane, who seems to have supernatural powers; she can use a dowsing rod to find water, has ESP, and can control the forces of nature. Despite all her powers, she is unable to read Cliff's mind and discover his plan to steal the Broderick farm out from under them. However, after Jane discovers what the stranger is up to, she invokes a vision in which Cliff is terrorized by the forces of nature and drowns in the river. Cliff, now shaken, vows to reform, and in the process save Clem's life when he is attacked by a bear. Written by Jim Riecken See less
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Director
Writers
Roy Chanslor (original screenplay) | Ernest Pascal (original screenplay)
Composers
Frank Skinner | Alexander Tansman (as Alexandre Tansman)
Cinematographers
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Updated Dec 22, 1944

Release date
Dec 22, 1944 (United States)

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26 cast members
Name Known for
Gloria Jean
Jane Broderick Jane Broderick   See fewer
Alan Curtis
Cliff Banks Cliff Banks   See fewer
Frank Craven
Clem Broderick Clem Broderick   See fewer
Vivian Austin
Phyllis Prager Phyllis Prager   See fewer
Frank Fenton
Sam Baker Sam Baker   See fewer
Charles Bates
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Patrolman (uncredited) Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Corky
Mister Bones the Dog (uncredited) Mister Bones the Dog (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Fourth Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Fourth Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Third Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Third Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
William Hall
Second Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Second Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Grogan, Watchman (uncredited) Grogan, Watchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Perc Launders
Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Police Sgt. Bronson (uncredited) Police Sgt. Bronson (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Terrell
Radio Patrolman (uncredited) Radio Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dale Van Sickel
First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Maggie, the Old Woman (uncredited) Maggie, the Old Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Gayne Whitman
Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Wolfe
Radio Patrolman (uncredited) Radio Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Wood
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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