| Escape to Danger | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Lance Comfort Victor Hanbury |
| Written by |
Jack Whittingham Wolfgang Wilhelm Patrick Kirwan (story) |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Starring |
Eric Portman Ann Dvorak |
| Cinematography | Guy Green |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis (as E. Jarvis) |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Escape to Danger is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek. [1]
Plot
During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.
Cast
- Eric Portman as Arthur Lawrence
- Ann Dvorak as Joan Grahame
- Karel Stepanek as Franz von Brinkman
- Ronald Ward as Rupert Chessman
- Ronald Adam as George Merrick
- Felix Aylmer as Sir Alfred Horton
- Brefni O'Rorke as Security Officer
- A. E. Matthews as Sir Thomas Leighton
- Ivor Barnard as Henry Waud
- David Peel as Lt. Peter Leighton
- Charles Victor as Petty Officer Flanagan
- George Merritt as Works Manager
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Pickles
- John Ruddock as Jim
- Frederick Cooper as Gösta
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "WW II espionage tale was timely for its day but has dated." [2]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ESCAPE TO DANGER (1943)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Escape to Danger | TV Guide".
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Categories:
- 1943 films
- 1940s spy thriller films
- British spy thriller films
- Films directed by Lance Comfort
- Films directed by Victor Hanbury
- Films set in Denmark
- World War II films made in wartime
- Films about Danish resistance movement
- British black-and-white films
- Films scored by William Alwyn
- Films with screenplays by Jack Whittingham
- Films with screenplays by Patrick Kirwan
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- English-language thriller films
- 1940s British film stubs
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