Despite its popularity at the box office , critical reviews were not positive . Bosley Crowther of '' The New York Times '' characterized the plot as basically similar to other , much better recent films , '' Target for Tonight '' ( 1941 ) and '' Man Hunt '' ( 1941 ) . His review centered on the frenzy of the action . " And such hair-raising , side-splitting adventures as they have in a wild-goose trek across Germany — such slugging of guards and Raymond Massey , such chases and incidental sabotage you 'll not see this side of the comics , or possibly an old-time Western film . " '' Desperate Journey '' was nominated for the Oscar for Best Special Effects ( Byron Haskin and Nathan Levinson ) at the 15th Academy Awards
15th Academy Awards
15th Academy Awards
Desperate Journey