United States / Oct 05, 1939 / NR
SMASHING DRAMA of the city streets...thousands fighting...for survival!
1h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leona Roberts | Aunt Mamie Qualen |
| Rex Downing | Tommy Rogers |
| Jimmy Butler | Jim Rogers |
| Roger McGee | Swat |
| Richard Lane | David Clifford |
| Jack Carson | Chet Warren |
| Matt McHugh | Pete |
| Helen Ericson | Helen Gardner |
| Jessie Arnold | Neighbor |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman |
| Nick Copeland | Chummy Miller |
| Ellen Drew | Reporter |
| Jack Easton | Reporter |
| Sam Finn | Gangster |
| Mary Gordon | Neighbor |
| John Harmon | Gangster |
| Aggie Herring | Mrs. Nearny |
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| 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 |
| Agnes Steele | Matron |
| Fred Walburn | Boy |
| Garland Weaver | Reporter |
| Mark Roberts | MIckey |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Escape |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 5 ottobre 1939 |
| Production | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Writer | Helen Logan, Robert Ellis |
| Editing | Fred Allen |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Assistant directors | Ricardo Cortez |
| Camera operators | Edward Cronjager |
| Additional photography | Edward Cronjager |
Release dates
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