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Escape from Crime (1942)

APPROVED 51 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   25 July 1942 (USA)
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Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.

Director:

D. Ross Lederman

Writers:

Daniel Ahern (story), Raymond L. Schrock (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Travis Richard Travis ...
Red O'Hara
Julie Bishop Julie Bishop ...
Molly O'Hara
Jackie Gleason ...
Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Frank Wilcox Frank Wilcox ...
Cornell
Rex Williams Rex Williams ...
Slim Dugan
Wade Boteler Wade Boteler ...
Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
Charles C. Wilson Charles C. Wilson ...
Reardon - Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Paul Fix ...
Dude Merrill
Ruth Ford Ruth Ford ...
Myrt - Slim's Moll
John Hamilton John Hamilton ...
Rafferty
Ann Corcoran Ann Corcoran ...
Belle Mason - Dude's Moll
Ben Taggart Ben Taggart ...
Warden Kirby
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Storyline

Red O'Hara, just released from prison after serving an unjust sentence on a frame engineered by Dude Merrill, leaves his wife Molly and tries unsuccessfully to land a news photographer's job. He finally gets a position after photographing a bank robbery, and tops this later by catching Dude in the midst of a crime and preventing the killing of a detective. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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I loved a guy with a gun --

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Harry Arras died of a heart attack on set while shooting a scene for this film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Charles Sherlock is seen as the killer of the policeman during the bank robbery, and as Butch Medford is reported to be one of the three to be executed. After the executions, he is still seen as one of the gangsters in the gunfight at the end, then called Charlie. See more »

Connections

Remake of Picture Snatcher (1933) See more »