Escape in the Fog

Escape in the Fog
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Budd Boetticher; (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
Produced by	Wallace MacDonald
Screenplay by	Aubrey Wisberg
Starring	Otto Kruger; Nina Foch; William Wright
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1945;
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Escape in the Fog is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Otto Kruger, Nina Foch and William Wright.[1][2]

Boetticher called it a "nothing" picture, though he enjoyed working with Nina Foch and Otto Kruger.[3]

Plot

During World War II, a San Francisco nurse dreams of a murder and then meets the "victim" in real life. What she saw in the dream helps her in an effort to thwart enemy spies.

Cast

Otto Kruger as Paul Devon
Nina Foch as Eileen Carr
William Wright as Barry Malcolm
Konstantin Shayne as Schiller
Ivan Triesault as Hausmer, Schiller's henchman
Ernie Adams as George Smith
Heinie Conklin as Witness (uncredited)
Frank Mayo as Bartender (uncredited)

Reception

Film critic Jeremy Arnold gave the film a mixed review, writing "Although Wright and Foch have the most screen time, top billing goes to Otto Kruger, the immensely enjoyable character actor who specialized in charming, urbane villains. He's fine as always here but doesn't get much to do. William Wright was an unremarkable actor who appeared almost entirely in B movies in a 45-film career that spanned the 1940s."[4]

References

Escape in the Fog at the American Film Institute Catalog.
Axmaker, Sean (7 February 2006). "Ride Lonesome: The Career of Budd Boetticher". Senses of Cinema.
Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.
Arnold, Jeremy. Turner Classic Movies, film review. Last accessed: February 11, 2010.

External links

Escape in the Fog at IMDb
Escape in the Fog at the American Film Institute Catalog
Escape in the Fog at AllMovie
Escape in the Fog at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Escape in the Fog at the American Film Institute Catalog.

[ax-2] Axmaker, Sean (7 February 2006). "Ride Lonesome: The Career of Budd Boetticher". Senses of Cinema.

[budd-3] Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.

[4] Arnold, Jeremy. Turner Classic Movies, film review. Last accessed: February 11, 2010.