ID

FBW001090      Fiction

Country / Year

USA, 1943

Original Title

I Escaped from the Gestapo / No Escape

Directed by

Harold Young

Produced by

King Brothers

Staff

Producer: Maurice King; Script: Henry Blankfort, Wallace Sullivan (Based on a story by Henry Blankfort); Based on: Henry Blankfort; Camera: Ira Morgan; Editing: Sam Winston; Art direction: Dave Milton; Musical arrangements: W. Franke Harling

Cast

Mary Brian (Helen); Dean Jagger (Lane); John Carradine (Martin); William Henry (Gordan); Sidney Blackmer (Bergen); Anthony Warde (Lokin); William Vine (One-Arm Sailor); Charles Wagenheim (Haft); Billy Marshall (Lunt); Norman Willis (Rodt); Ian Keith (Gerard); Peter Dunne (Olin); Spanky McFarland (Billy); Edward Keane (Domack); Greta Granstedt (Hilda)

Length

75'

Format

35mm/sw/1:1,37

Abstract

Lane is a counterfeiter who is helped to escape from prison by a group of Nazis led by Martin. When Lane discovers what they want him to do - forge securities of the US and other countries to help the Axis war effort - he goes to the authorities and puts a stop to the Nazi spies.

Subject Terms

Anti-Nazi films (US); National Socialists; Espionage

Bibliography

- Nash, Ray R. / Ross, Stanley R. / Conelly, Robert B. (Ed.): Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1987