Escape Me Never (1935)
-
50% of users liked it
(83 ratings)
Margaret Kennedy, whose novel The Constant Nymph dealt with a musician's love for a pretty young gamin, penned a variation of the same concept in Escape Me Never. Elizabeth Bergner stars as an unwed mother, who is befriended by impoverished composer Hugh Sinclair. He marries her out of pity, but… More Margaret Kennedy, whose novel The Constant Nymph dealt with a musician's love for a pretty young gamin, penned a variation of the same concept in Escape Me Never. Elizabeth Bergner stars as an unwed mother, who is befriended by impoverished composer Hugh Sinclair. He marries her out of pity, but his heart belongs to Penelope Dudley Ward, the wife of his brother. Sinclair is shaken out of his infidelity when his own wife's baby dies. This popular British version of Escape Me Never was remade by Warner Bros. in 1946, which though not as well cast (Ida Lupino is not a fair exchange for Elizabeth Bergner) boasts a superb musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold--who'd also scored Warners' filmization of Margaret Kennedy's Constant Nymph. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Czinner
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 24, 1935 Wide
Critic Reviews
-
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The great stage actress Elisabeth Bergner received an Oscar nomination for this melodrama, in which she plays an unwed mother.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Elisabeth Bergner
as Gemma Jones
-
Hugh Sinclair
as Sebastian Sanger
-
Irene Vanbrugh
as Mrs. McClean
-
Griffith Jones
as Caryl Sanger
-
Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Fenella McClean
-
Lyn Harding
as Heinrich
-
Leon Quartermaine
as Mr. McClean
-
Rosalinde Fuller
as Teremtcherva
