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Escape from San Quentin ()

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An escaped convict decides to quit running and turn himself and his fellow escapee in to the authorities - but not without complications.
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Mike Gilbert
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Robbie
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Roy Gruber
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Hap Graham
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Richie (as Bill Bryant)
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Curly Gruber
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Mack
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arthur Berkeley ...
Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Barry Brooks ...
Georgie (uncredited)
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Mr. Lang (uncredited)
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Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Don Devlin ...
Piggy (uncredited)
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Sampson (uncredited)
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Jerry (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
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Georgie Gilbert (uncredited)
Paul McGuire ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Mendez (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Border Guard (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Rube Schaffer ...
Convict (uncredited)
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Opening Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Sammy Shack ...
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Lennie Smith ...
Bud (uncredited)
Ruth Warren ...
Perturbed Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
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Border Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred F. Sears

Written by

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Bernard Gordon ... (written by) (originally as Raymond T. Marcus)

Produced by

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Sam Katzman ... producer

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Laurindo Almeida

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Benjamin H. Kline ... director of photography

Editing by

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Saul A. Goodkind

Art Direction by

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Paul Palmentola

Set Decoration by

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Sidney Clifford

Makeup Department

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Dave Grayson ... makeup artist
Hazel Keats ... hairdresser (uncredited)

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Leonard Katzman ... assistant director
Max Stein ... assistant director

Art Department

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Wesley Morton ... props
Harold Pann ... lead man
Robert Pearl ... props

Sound Department

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Omar Farrell ... mike man
Rookie Johnson ... cable man
J.S. Westmoreland ... sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Warner Crosby ... still photographer
Les Gaunt ... grip
Roland Rexroad ... grip
Charles Stapleton ... best boy
Seldon White ... gaffer
Richard H. Kline ... camera operator (uncredited)
Arnold L. Rich ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jack Angel ... wardrobe
Rudy Harrington ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Frances McDowell ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Taglines The Inside Story Behind the Most Amazing Crash-Out in Crime Annals! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les évadés de St. Quentin (France)
  • Farar az zendan (Iran, Persian title)
  • La folle evasione (Italy)
  • Oi drapetai tis kokkinis fylakis (Greece)
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  • 81 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs When Mike is in the airplane and is communicating with the tower, when he's done speaking, he says, "over and out". "Over" means you are done speaking and other parties are free to speak. "Out" means that communication is complete and no reply is expected. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Notes from the Blacklist (2011). See more »
Quotes Mr. Lang: You're bright enough to know that this place is made up of two kinds: there's the case-hardened characters who make a way of life out of crime, and there's guys like yourself who made one bad mistake and got caught.
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