Escape to Glory
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1940-05-20
Runtime: 64 mins
Director: John Brahm
Writer: P.J. Wolfson
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Escape to Glory
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Pat O'Brien
Constance Bennett
John Halliday
Alan Baxter
Erwin Kalser
Edgar Buchanan
Frank Sully
Marjorie Gateson
Francis Pierlot
Jessie Busley
Melville Cooper
Stanley Logan
Leslie Denison
Don Beddoe
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