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Escape!

Escape!

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Escape!

1930

1h 10m

6.3(6 votes)

Crime

Drama

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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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Basil Dean
Written by: John Galsworthy
Produced by: Basil Dean

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