Escape (1930 film)
Escape is a 1930 British crime film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best and Gordon Harker.[1] It was based on a 1926 play of the same title by John Galsworthy, which was adapted again as a film in 1948.[2]
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| Directed by | Basil Dean |
| Produced by | Basil Dean |
| Screenplay by | John Galsworthy (play) Basil Dean |
| Based on | Escape 1926 play by John Galsworthy |
| Starring | Gerald du Maurier Edna Best Gordon Harker Madeleine Carroll |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Edited by | Jack Kitchin |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £40,000 |
Plot
A man escapes from Dartmoor Prison and is hunted across the moors by policemen to whom it is an unpleasant reminder of their experiences during the First World War.[3]
Cast
- Gerald du Maurier as Captain Matt Denant
- Edna Best as Shingled Lady
- Gordon Harker as Convict
- Horace Hodges as Gentleman
- Madeleine Carroll as Dora
- Mabel Poulton as Girl of the Town
- Lewis Casson as Farmer
- Ian Hunter as Detective
- Austin Trevor as Parson
- Marie Ney as Grace
- Felix Aylmer as Governor
- Ben Field as Captain
- Fred Groves as Shopkeeper
- Nigel Bruce as Constable
- S.J. Warmington as Warder
- Phyllis Konstam as Wife[4]
- Ann Casson as Girl
- George Curzon as Constable
Production
It was the first film released by Associated Talking Pictures, a British company with ties to the Hollywood studio RKO, which later relocated and became Ealing Studios. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios which had been recently equipped for making sound films. The film's sets were designed by Clifford Pember.[5]
References
- "Escape (1930) - Basil Dean - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "Escape (1931)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- "Phyllis Konstam". Initiatives of Change UK. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Clifford Pember".
External links
- Escape at IMDb
- Escape at AllMovie
- 1947 Theatre Guild on the Air radio adaptation of original play at Internet Archive
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