Escape (When the Door Opened) (1940)
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Based on a novel by Ethel Vance, Escape stars Robert Taylor as a young American, the son of a widowed European woman (Alla Nazimova). The mother has been imprisoned in a German concentration camp, compelling her son to ignore America's neutrality and attempt a rescue. Sneaking into… More Based on a novel by Ethel Vance, Escape stars Robert Taylor as a young American, the son of a widowed European woman (Alla Nazimova). The mother has been imprisoned in a German concentration camp, compelling her son to ignore America's neutrality and attempt a rescue. Sneaking into German-occupied Europe, Taylor is befriended by a countess (Norma Shearer) who is the mistress of a Nazi general (Conrad Veidt). Taylor isn't certain of the countess' loyalties, but she proves herself by aiding in the rescue of the imprisoned woman. Escape is distinguished by a surprisingly subtle performance from Norma Shearer, though she gives in to her tendency to "ham" in her final denunciation of her Nazi paramour. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1940 Wide
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Cast
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Norma Shearer
as Countess Von Treck
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Robert Taylor
as Mark Preysing
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Conrad Veidt
as Gen. Kurt Von Kolb
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Alla Nazimova
as Emmy Ritter
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Felix Bressart
as Fritz Keller
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Elsa Basserman
as Mrs. Henning
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Philip Dorn
as Dr. Ditten
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Bonita Granville
as Ursula
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Edgar Barrier
as Commissioner
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Blanche Yurka
as Nurse
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Lisa Golm
as Anna
- Albert Bassermann
