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Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

Forget All The Action Pictures You Ever Saw... And Brace Yourself For A New Kind Of Thrill!

Genres

Drama

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The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

64 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

20 May 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Mike Farrough

Constance Bennett

Constance Bennett

Christine Blaine

John Halliday

John Halliday

John Morgan

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross

Erwin Kalser

Erwin Kalser

Dr. Adolph Behrens

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Charles Atterbee

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Tommy Malone

Marjorie Gateson

Marjorie Gateson

Mrs. Winslow

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Professor Mudge

Jessie Busley

Jessie Busley

Mrs. Mudge

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Ship's Mate Penney

Stanley Logan

Stanley Logan

Captain James P. Hollister

Leslie Denison

Leslie Denison

Ship's Mate Jones

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Submarine First Officer

Frank Alten

Frank Alten

Submarine Radio Operator

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Ship's gunnery officer

Rex Post

Rex Post

First Mate

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Perrin's Henchman at Dock

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Agent

Arthur Mulliner

Arthur Mulliner

Detective

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Detective

Frank Benson

Frank Benson

Sailor

Bobby Hale

Bobby Hale

Sailor

Fred Wolff

Fred Wolff

German Sailor

Douglas Gordon

Douglas Gordon

Ship's Lookout

Jean Prescott

Jean Prescott

Mrs. Hollister

Hans von Morhart

Hans von Morhart

German Sailor

Paul Michael

Paul Michael

German Sailor

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

Man

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

Submarine Gunner

David Dunbar

David Dunbar

Sailor

James Kilgannon

James Kilgannon

Sailor

Hans Schumann

Hans Schumann

Submarine Commander

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