Escape (1930)
- Starring:
- Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best, (more)
- Director(s):
- Basil Dean
Synopsis of Escape
In this early talkie, Capt. Matt Denant (Gerald du Maurier) is a former war hero who intervenes when he sees a crooked detective threatening a woman on the street. Denant and the detective soon fall into a brawl, and the detective is accidentally killed. Sentenced to five years in prison at hard labor, Denant finds that he cannot stand the indignities of life behind bars and escapes. A number of friends and compassionate strangers help him hide from the law, but when Denant goes into hiding in a church, he puts the pastor in the difficult position of having to lie about him in order to protect his safety. Escape was the first production for RKO Radio Pictures' British branch; leading man Gerald du Maurier is the father of famed novelist Daphne du Maurier. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Complete Cast of Escape
- Gerald du Maurier - Capt. Matt Denant
- Mabel Poulton - Girl of the Town
- Gordon Harker - Convict
- Austin Trevor - Parson
- Felix Aylmer - Governor
- Eric Cowley
- Phyllis Konstam - Wife
- Lawrence Baskcomb
- Marie Ney - Grace
- Fred Groves - Shopkeeper
- Jean Cadell
- Edna Best - Shingled Lady
- Madeleine Carroll - Dora
- Lewis Casson - Farmer
- Ian Hunter - Detective
- Nigel Bruce - Constable
- Ben Field - Captain
- David Hawthorne
- S.J. Warmington - Warder
- Horace Hodges - Gentleman
- George Curzon - Constable
- Ann Casson - Girl
- Director(s):
- Basil Dean
- Writer(s):
- John Galsworthy, Basil Dean
- Producer(s):
- Basil Dean
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