Flight from Destiny (1941)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1941-02-08
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writers: Barry Trivers , Anthony Berkeley
Language: English
Stars: Geraldine Fitzgerald , Thomas Mitchell , Jeffrey Lynn , James Stephenson , Mona Maris , Jonathan Hale , David Bruce , Thurston Hall , Mary Gordon , John Eldredge
Runtime: 75 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Flight from Destiny (United Kingdom) , Dem Schicksal vorgegriffen , Kohtaloa paossa (Finland) , Flight from Destiny (Canada) , Flykten från ödet (Sweden) , El derecho a matar (Mexico) , Flight from Destiny , Fugindo ao Destino (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Fugindo ao Destino (Brazil) , Flight from Destiny (United States of America) , Invitation to a Murder , Huyendo del destino (Argentina)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0033608