About
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.
Theatrical
May 20, 1940
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Cast
Full credits →P
Pat O'Brien
Mike Farrough
C
Constance Bennett
Christine Blaine
J
John Halliday
John Morgan
A
Alan Baxter
Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross
E
Erwin Kalser
Dr. Adolph Behrens
E
Edgar Buchanan
Charles Atterbee
F
Frank Sully
Tommy Malone
M
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Winslow
F
Francis Pierlot
Professor Mudge
J
Jessie Busley
Mrs. Mudge
M
Melville Cooper
Ship's Mate Penney
S
Stanley Logan
Captain James P. Hollister
L
Leslie Denison
Ship's Mate Jones
D
Don Beddoe
Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
N
Norbert Schiller
Submarine First Officer
F
Frank Alten
Submarine Radio Operator
B
Bruce Bennett
Ship's gunnery officer
D
Dick Rich
Perrin's Henchman at Dock
O
Olaf Hytten
Agent
A
Arthur Mulliner
Detective
