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Destiny is a 1944 American drama film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Frank Craven, and Grace McDonald.
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. Cliff ends up in the idyllic rural town of Paradise Valley.
- (201)
- Crime, Drama, Fantasy
- Reginald Le Borg, Julien Duvivier
- 1944-12-22
May 19, 2009 · Gloria Jean introduces the coming-attractions trailer for "Destiny" (Universal Pictures, 1944), the film her fans remember as "the one where she played the blind girl."
- 2 min
- 5.9K
- NEPenguin
Destiny was originally planned as the third of four episodes in Universal's 1943 anthology film Flesh and Fantasy, which was directed by Julien Duvivier and produced by Duvivier and actor Charles Boyer.
Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature. There he is forced by their love to question his misanthropy.
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. Cliff ends up in the idyllic rural town of Paradise Valley.
Frank Craven Cast. Grace McDonald Cast. Roy Chanslor Screenplay. Ernest Pascal Screenplay. Critics reviews. A bank robber reflects on his life of crime while hiding out after a bank heist.
