Escape!
5.8
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
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Gerald du Maurier
Captain Matt Denant
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Basil Dean Director · John Galsworthy Story Ernest Irving Composer
First release August 28, 1930 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production RKO, Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Production
Associated Radio Pictures (ARP)
Production
RKO
Studio
Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 28, 1930
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
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