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Escape to Glory (1940)

NR ★ 7.5/10 64 min Drama United States English
Director: John Brahm
Writer: P.J. Wolfson
Streaming: Not available
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Description

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.

Top Cast

Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien Mike Farrough
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett Christine Blaine
John Halliday
John Halliday John Morgan
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross
Erwin Kalser
Erwin Kalser Dr. Adolph Behrens
Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan Charles Atterbee
Frank Sully
Frank Sully Tommy Malone
Marjorie Gateson
Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Winslow

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