The Escape

The Escape

1939
1h 3m
5.5

5.5/10

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"SMASHING DRAMA of the city streets...thousands fighting...for survival!"

Overview

An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 5, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031279

Cast

Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond

Eddie Farrell

Amanda Duff
Amanda Duff

Juli Peronni

June Gale
June Gale

Annie Qualen

Edward Norris
Edward Norris

Louie Peronni

Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta

Guiseppi Peronni

Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher

Dr. Shumaker

Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett

Willie Rogers

Leona Roberts
Leona Roberts

Aunt Mamie Qualen

Rex Downing
Rex Downing

Tommy Rogers

Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler

Jim Rogers

Roger McGee
Roger McGee

Swat

Richard Lane
Richard Lane

David Clifford

Key Crew

Ricardo Cortez
Director
Sol M. Wurtzel
Producer
Helen Logan
Screenplay
Robert Ellis
Screenplay