/rWWUxuXSpkpycPl3FvuvrrmPVsH.jpg
Thriller

Escape

-

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.

Release Date : 1948-03-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rex Harrison

Character Name : Matt Denant

Original Name : Rex Harrison

Gender : Male

Peggy Cummins

Character Name : Dora Winton

Original Name : Peggy Cummins

Gender : Female

William Hartnell

Character Name : Inspector Harris

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Norman Wooland

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Norman Wooland

Gender : Male

Jill Esmond

Character Name : Grace Winton

Original Name : Jill Esmond

Gender : Female

Frederick Piper

Character Name : Brownie

Original Name : Frederick Piper

Gender : Male

Marjorie Rhodes

Character Name : Mrs. Pinkem

Original Name : Marjorie Rhodes

Gender : Female

Betty Ann Davies

Character Name : Girl in Park

Original Name : Betty Ann Davies

Gender : Female

Cyril Cusack

Character Name : Rodgers

Original Name : Cyril Cusack

Gender : Male

John Slater

Character Name : Salesman

Original Name : John Slater

Gender : Male

Frank Pettingell

Character Name : Constable Beames

Original Name : Frank Pettingell

Gender : Male

Michael Golden

Character Name : Detective Penter

Original Name : Michael Golden

Gender : Male

Frederick Leister

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Frederick Leister

Gender : Male

Patrick Troughton

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Patrick Troughton

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

Poor old Rex Harrison ("Denant") is taking a stroll though a foggy park when he gets involved in a tragic contretemps with a prostitute and an undercover police officer. The ensuing fracas sees the officer fall to the ground where he bangs his head on the leg of a bench and dies. "Denant" stays put, owns up and throws himself on the mercy of the court - and a sentence of three years is his reward. He manages to escape, though, and with the help of a young girl "Dora" (Peggy Cummins) manages to lead the pursuing police - led by William Hartnell - a merry dance. I've got to say, though, that aside from the obvious criticism of the demonstrably inflexible justice system that penalised a man for an accident, I struggled to quite see the point of the rest of it. It has gently religious - or, perhaps more specifically Christian - undertones, and maybe that serves to illustrate that a system with some flaws is better than no system at all, but it doesn't resonate in a fashion that concludes in anything substantial. Perhaps that's the point - maybe we are too prone to look for definites where there are none to be had. It's decently paced - much of it takes place on the run - and there is the odd comic scene, too. Harrison and Hartnell do their jobs well enough without either really having to tax their resources, nor for that matter must we, watching.