Escape Me Never (1947)
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Based on a play and novel by Margaret Kennedy, Escape Me Never is a remake of the same-named 1935 British film. Largely set in Italy, the story concerns the relationship between poverty-stricken musician Sebastian Dunbrok (Errol Flynn) and unwed mother Gemma Smith (Ida Lupino). Suspecting that her… More Based on a play and novel by Margaret Kennedy, Escape Me Never is a remake of the same-named 1935 British film. Largely set in Italy, the story concerns the relationship between poverty-stricken musician Sebastian Dunbrok (Errol Flynn) and unwed mother Gemma Smith (Ida Lupino). Suspecting that her fiancé, Caryl (Gig Young), Sebastian's brother, is the father of Gemma's child, young heiress Fennella McLean (Eleanor Parker) retreats to the Italian Alps. Attempting to straighten out the situation, Sebastian finds himself falling in love with Fennella. For his brother's sake, Sebastian breaks off the relationship and marries Gemma, but while awaiting the birth of her child, he writes a heartfelt ballet score dedicated to Fennella. However, when Gemma's baby dies, the conscience-stricken Sebastian changes the dedication to his wife, whom he has learned to genuinely love. The main redeeming feature of this treacly soap opera is the stirring musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Godfrey
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ill-conceived weepie romantic melodrama.
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Cast
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Albert Basserman
as Prof. Heinrich
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Errol Flynn
as Sebastian Dubrok
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Reginald Denny
as Ivor MacLean
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Ida Lupino
as Gemma Smith
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Eleanor Parker
as Fenella MacLean
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Gig Young
as Caryl Dubrok
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Milada Mladova
as Natrova
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Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. MacLean
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Frank Puglia
as Guide
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Frank Reicher
as Priest
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Ludwig Stossel
as Mr. Steinach
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Helene Thimig
as Landlady
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George Zoritch
as Dancer
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Anthony Caruso
as Dino
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Angela Greene
as Girl
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George Humbert
as Vendor
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Leonardo Scavino
as Butler
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Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Cooper
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Leonard Mudie
as Doctor
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Hector V. Sarno
as Waiter
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Mario Siletti
as Gondolier
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Robert St. Angelo
as Burly Servant
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Ivan Triesault
as Choreographer
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Joan Winfield
as Girl
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Jack J. Ford
as Double for Albert Basserman
- Helen Pender
- Alfredo Sabato
