Escape (1930)
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In this early talkie, Capt. Matt Denant (Gerald du Maurier) is a former war hero who intervenes when he sees a crooked detective threatening a woman on the street. Denant and the detective soon fall into a brawl, and the detective is accidentally killed. Sentenced to five years in prison at hard… More In this early talkie, Capt. Matt Denant (Gerald du Maurier) is a former war hero who intervenes when he sees a crooked detective threatening a woman on the street. Denant and the detective soon fall into a brawl, and the detective is accidentally killed. Sentenced to five years in prison at hard labor, Denant finds that he cannot stand the indignities of life behind bars and escapes. A number of friends and compassionate strangers help him hide from the law, but when Denant goes into hiding in a church, he puts the pastor in the difficult position of having to lie about him in order to protect his safety. Escape was the first production for RKO Radio Pictures' British branch; leading man Gerald du Maurier is the father of famed novelist Daphne du Maurier. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Basil Dean
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- Studio
- Associated Talking Pictures
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Cast
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Gerald du Maurier
as Capt. Matt Denant
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Edna Best
as Shingled Lady
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Mabel Poulton
as Girl of the Town
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Madeleine Carroll
as Dora
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Gordon Harker
as Convict
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Lewis Casson
as Farmer
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Austin Trevor
as Parson
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Ian Hunter
as Detective
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Felix Aylmer
as Governor
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Nigel Bruce
as Constable
- Jean Cadell
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Ann Casson
as Girl
- Eric Cowley
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George Curzon
as Constable
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Ben Field
as Captain
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Fred Groves
as Shopkeeper
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Horace Hodges
as Gentleman
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Phyllis Konstam
as Wife
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Marie Ney
as Grace
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S.J. Warmington
as Warder
- David Hawthorne
- Lawrence Baskcomb

