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Escape!

Escape!

19306.01h 10m

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.

Directed by Basil Dean
Written by John Galsworthy, Basil Dean
Produced by Basil Dean
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Top Cast

Gerald du Maurier

Gerald du Maurier

Captain Matt Denant

Mabel Poulton

Mabel Poulton

The Girl in Hyde Park

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

William Brown, the Plainclothesman

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Convict 272

Edna Best

Edna Best

The Gentlewoman In Bed

Horace Hodges

Horace Hodges

The Gentleman at Stream-side

Lewis Casson

Lewis Casson

Landowner Browning

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Dora

Marie Ney

Marie Ney

Grace, Dora's sister

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

The Vicar

Themes & Keywords

prisonerescapefugitivehuntingfox hunt

About Escape!

Escape! is a crime, drama film released in 1930 exploring themes of prisoner, escape, fugitive, hunting, fox hunt. Directed by Basil Dean, it stars Gerald du Maurier, Mabel Poulton, Ian Hunter. 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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