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Plot

In this early talkie, Capt. Matt Denant (Gerald du Maurier) is a former war hero who intervenes when he sees a crooked detective threatening a woman on the street. Denant and the detective soon fall into a brawl, and the detective is accidentally killed. Sentenced to five years in prison at hard labor, Denant finds that he cannot stand the indignities of life behind bars and escapes. A number of friends and compassionate strangers help him hide from the law, but when Denant goes into hiding in a church, he puts the pastor in the difficult position of having to lie about him in order to protect his safety. Escape was the first production for RKO Radio Pictures' British branch; leading man Gerald du Maurier is the father of famed novelist Daphne du Maurier.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
70min.
Distributor(s):
Radio Pictures, RKO Pictures
Director(s):
Basil Dean
Starring:
Gerald du Maurier , Edna Best , Mabel Poulton , Madeleine Carroll , Gordon Harker
Keywords:
accident,bishop,captive,captor,capture,church,conflict,courage,detective,escape,escaped-convict,hard-labor,help,hidden,lawyer,murder,prison,prison-escape,sentence [penal system],shelter,street,surrender