Escape! (1930)
Overview
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.064 |
Directed By
Basil Dean
Crew
Basil Dean
Jack Kitchin
Clifford Pember
James B. Sloan
John Burch
Basil Dean
John Galsworthy
Basil Dean
Ernest Irving
Jack MacKenzie
TOP CAST
Gerald du Maurier
Captain Matt Denant
Mabel Poulton
The Girl in Hyde Park
Ian Hunter
William Brown, the Plainclothesman
Gordon Harker
Convict 272
Edna Best
The Gentlewoman In Bed
Horace Hodges
The Gentleman at Stream-side
Lewis Casson
Landowner Browning
Madeleine Carroll
Dora
Marie Ney
Grace, Dora's sister
Austin Trevor
The Vicar
Felix Aylmer
The Prison Governor
Jean Cadell
The Picnic Woman
Phyllis Konstam
The Woman Hiker
Ann Casson
Betty, the Autograph Hound
Nigel Bruce
Constable at Vicarage
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