The Escape (1939)
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- Approved
- 1h 3min
- Action, Crime
- 06 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
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| Kane Richmond | ... |
Eddie Farrell
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| Amanda Duff | ... |
Juli Peronni
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| June Gale | ... |
Annie Qualen
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| Edward Norris | ... |
Louie Peronni
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| Henry Armetta | ... |
Guiseppi Peronni
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Dr. Shumaker
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| Scotty Beckett | ... |
Willie Rogers
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| Leona Roberts | ... |
Aunt Mamie Qualen
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| Rex Downing | ... |
Tommy Rogers
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| Jimmy Butler | ... |
Jim Rogers
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Roger McGee | ... |
Swat
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| Richard Lane | ... |
David Clifford
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| Jack Carson | ... |
Chet Warren
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| Matt McHugh | ... |
Pete - Photographer
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| Helen Ericson | ... |
Helen Gardner
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| Jessie Arnold | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Nick Copeland | ... |
Chummy Miller (uncredited)
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| Ellen Drew | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Easton | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Mary Gordon | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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John Harmon | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Aggie Herring | ... |
Mrs. Nearny (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Lefty (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Mr. Henley (uncredited)
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| Thomas E. Jackson | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Jerry Jerome | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Captain of Detectives (uncredited)
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| Milton Kibbee | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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| Robert Lowery | ... |
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
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James T. Mack | ... |
Watchman (uncredited)
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| Ivan Miller | ... |
Police Captain (uncredited)
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Bruce Mitchell | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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| David Newell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Sandra Lee Richards | ... |
Clifford Child (uncredited)
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| Mark Roberts | ... |
Mickey (uncredited)
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| Agnes Steele | ... |
Matron (uncredited)
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Fred Walburn | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Garland Weaver | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ricardo Cortez | ||
Written by
| Robert Ellis | ... | (original screenplay) and |
| Helen Logan | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sol M. Wurtzel | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Edward Cronjager | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Fred Allen | ||
Art Direction by
| Richard Day | ||
| Haldane Douglas | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ||
Costume Design by
| Herschel McCoy | ... | (as Herschel) |
Sound Department
| Joseph E. Aiken | ... | sound (as Joseph Aiken) |
| William H. Anderson | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Samuel Kaylin | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An embittered Louie Peronni (Edward Norris) returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni (Amanda Duff), is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell (Kane Richmond). He also learns that his secret wife Annie Qualen (June Gale) has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni (Henry Armetta) persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter. Annie informs Louie that the kidnapped child is really their own, and was adopted from the foundling home.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | SMASHING DRAMA of the city streets...thousands fighting...for survival! See more » |
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| Trivia | Working title: "East Side, West Side" See more » |