Escape by Night (1937)

Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.

Director:

Hamilton MacFadden

Writer:

Harold Shumate (original screenplay)

Stars:

William Hall, Anne Nagel, Dean Jagger

Cast

Cast overview:
William Hall	...	Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
Anne Nagel	...	Linda Adams
Dean Jagger	...	James 'Capper' Regan
Steffi Duna	...	Josephine 'Jo' Elliott
Ward Bond	...	Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Murray Alper	...	Horace 'Red' Graham
Charles Waldron	...	Pop Adams
George Meeker	...	Fred Peters
Wallis Clark	...	District Attorney Baldwin
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Sheriff Charlie Thornton
Anthony Warde	...	Mike Grayson (as Anthony Ward)
Bill	...	Bill - the Dog

Storyline

A group of criminals on the run hide out in an abandoned farmhouse. They find themselves being "looked after" by a friendly dog, and soon afterwards they meet up with a blind man and his young daughter, and they begin to rethink the direction their life has been taking them.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | gangster | gang member | mayor | treatment | 

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Taglines:

A blast of drama when a city mob hides out in the country!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fools in Paradise

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Nick is initially shot after helping Jo Elliot, he is running away from the rival mobsters and presumably is shot in the back of his shoulder. After they escape, he clutches at a non-existent wound on the front of his shoulder. Later, when he is treated by the gangland doctor, it is the top of the shoulder that is dressed and bandaged.

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Quotes

Nicholas Allen: I never did like to see a girl manhandled. Turn her loose!

User Reviews

rare gangster film...fun for the sake of it...

For all those interested this title is available on DVD..though it doesn't say it in the IMDb home page for the picture. It is available on the Platnium disc release called "Mobster Movies". Also included on the disc is Gangster's Boy (1938) starring Jackie Cooper, Gang Bullets (1938) starring Anne Nagel and Morgan Wallace, also The Racketeer (1930) starring Carol Lombard and RObert Armstrong. I love these cheap four or more movie disc of films of yesteryear. If you can find it and it is only a few bucks, pick it up, especially if you collect the classics of the golden era. Platnium disc is also famous for their other classic film collections. Including Westerns, classic TV, film noir, drama and comedies.