I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the gang.

Director:

Harold Young

Writers:

Martin Mooney (screenplay), Gertrude Walker (story),

Stars:

Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Mary Brian

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dean Jagger	...	Torgen Lane
John Carradine	...	Martin, Gestapo Agent
Mary Brian	...	Helen
William Henry	...	Gordon, Gestapo Agent (as Bill Henry)
Sidney Blackmer	...	Bergen
Ian Keith	...	Gerard
Anthony Warde	...	Lokin (as Anthony Ward)
Edward Keane	...	Domack, Head of Gestapo Gang (as Ed keane)
Norman Willis	...	FBI Chief Rodt
Peter Dunne	...	Olin
George 'Spanky' McFarland	...	Billy (as Spanky McFarland)
William Marshall	...	Lunt (as Billy Marshall)
Charles Wagenheim	...	Hart (as Charles Waggenheim)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frances Farmer	...	(montage sequence)

Storyline

A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the gang.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | nazi | bare chested male bondage | crooks disguised as cops | prison break | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

De kermis der gangsters

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite its title, the movie takes place in California, not Germany.

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Connections

Referenced in Frances (1982)

User Reviews

One last glimpse of Frances Farmer before her downfall

A movie that would be confined to the dustbin of low-budget history if it were not infamous as the film Frances Farmer was making when she had her breakdown and was arrested in Hollywood, soon to be institutionalized for most of the rest of the decade. The notoriously cheap King Brothers of Monogram Studios must have wanted to use every scrap of film they had shot, for they use a very brief shot of Farmer, evidently taken on the only day of filming she completed on this project, in a montage sequence. The sight of Farmer, staring at the camera with a puzzled and perhaps frightened look on her face as she pulls a shawl over her head, is unforgettable and about the only thing worth remembering about this film.