Escape Me Never (1947)

It is Venice, 1900, and Fenella is engaged to composer Caryl Dubrok until she hears that an unmarried woman named Gemma and child is staying with a composer named Dubrok. So the engagement ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Godfrey

Writers:

Thames Williamson (screenplay), Margaret Kennedy (novel),

Stars:

Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Errol Flynn	...	Sebastian Dubrok
Ida Lupino	...	Gemma Smith
Eleanor Parker	...	Fenella MacLean
Gig Young	...	Caryl Dubrok
Reginald Denny	...	Mr. MacLean
Isobel Elsom	...	Mrs. MacLean
Albert Bassermann	...	Professor Heinrich (as Albert Basserman)
Ludwig Stössel	...	Mr. Steinach (as Ludwig Stossel)
Milada Mladova	...	Natrova
George Zoritch	...	The Dancer
Helene Thimig	...	The Landlady
Frank Puglia	...	The Guide
Frank Reicher	...	The Minister

Storyline

It is Venice, 1900, and Fenella is engaged to composer Caryl Dubrok until she hears that an unmarried woman named Gemma and child is staying with a composer named Dubrok. So the engagement is off and so is she for the mountains. There she meets and is intrigued by Sebastian, but she does not know that he is the composer that Gemma is staying with. When she learns about him, Gemma demands that she choose but Fenella cannot so Gemma and Sebastian leave to be married. They go to England to write his Ballet and Caryl and Fenella are re-engaged. But Fenella still loves the fun-loving Sebastian.

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Plot Keywords:

composer | ballet | singing | symphonic music score | orchestral music score | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1947 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Gij zult niet ontsnappen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Escape Me Never (1935)

User Reviews

Laughable Script.

It's not a comedy but if you don't laugh, you will be wondering why you continued to sit through this till the very end. Errol Flynn carried this film most of the way with his usual charm but even he can't perform lazarus on such a poorly written screenplay. Peter Godfrey didn't help either. Perhaps he had fallen asleep while directing this piece. Having said that, it has a great cast of actors and actresses. Lupino is a good actress but I felt she was badly miscast in this film. What a pity though because the idea was good and it had potential.