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Port of Escape
Port of Escape

Port of Escape

Genres

Drama

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Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

01 May 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Anne Stirling

John McCallum

John McCallum

Mitch Gillis

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Dinty Missouri

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Rosalie Watchett

Wendy Danielli

Wendy Danielli

Daphne Stirling

Hugh Pryse

Hugh Pryse

Skinner

Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

Inspector Levins

Ewan Roberts

Ewan Roberts

Sergeant Rutherford

Gerald Andersen

Gerald Andersen

Det. Sgt. Shafto (as Gerald Anderson)

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Det. Sgt. Crawford

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Lucy (as Ingeborg Wells)

Cameron Hall

Cameron Hall

Bates

Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson

Field

Jack Lester

Jack Lester

Ship's Mate

George Rose

George Rose

Publican

Robert Bruce

Robert Bruce

Policeman

Norman Pierce

Norman Pierce

Policeman

Leonard Llewellyn

Leonard Llewellyn

Policeman

Carl Jaffe

Carl Jaffe

Ship's Officer

Simon Lack

Simon Lack

Reporter

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Patrick Halpin

Crowd Member in Final Scene (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

George Hilsdon

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

Jack Sharp

Passer-By (uncredited)

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