The Escape

5.5
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Run time: 63 min
  • Premiere: 1939. October 5.

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.

Discover

Kane Richmond

Eddie Farrell

Amanda Duff

Juli Peronni

June Gale

Annie Qualen

Edward Norris

Louie Peronni

Henry Armetta

Guiseppi Peronni

Frank Reicher

Dr. Shumaker

Scotty Beckett

Willie Rogers

Leona Roberts

Aunt Mamie Qualen

Rex Downing

Tommy Rogers

Jimmy Butler

Jim Rogers

Richard Lane

David Clifford

Jack Carson

Chet Warren

Helen Ericson

Helen Gardner

Jessie Arnold

Neighbor

Nick Copeland

Chummy Miller

Ellen Drew

Reporter

Jack Easton

Reporter

Sam Finn

Gangster

Mary Gordon

Neighbor

John Harmon

Gangster

Aggie Herring

Mrs. Nearny

Al Hill

Lefty

Selmer Jackson

Mr. Henley

Thomas E. Jackson

Police Lieutenant

Jerry Jerome

Gangster

Edward Keane

Captain of Detectives

Milton Kibbee

Neighbor

Robert Lowery

Ambulance Driver

James T. Mack

Watchman

Ivan Miller

Police Captain

Bruce Mitchell

Police Sergeant

David Newell

Reporter

Pat O'Malley

Neighbor

Sandra Lee Richards

Clifford Child

Garland Weaver

Reporter

Camera

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

Directing

Ricardo Cortez

Director

Editing

Fred Allen

Editor

Production

Sol M. Wurtzel

Producer

Writing

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Robert Ellis

Screenplay

Camera

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

Directing

Ricardo Cortez

Director

Editing

Fred Allen

Editor

Production

Sol M. Wurtzel

Producer

Writing

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Robert Ellis

Screenplay