Escape to Glory 84 years old
Forget All The Action Pictures You Ever Saw... And Brace Yourself For A New Kind Of Thrill!
The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
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Escape to Glory Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pat O’Brien He was 40, 83 years old when he died | as Mike Farrough |
| Edgar Buchanan He was 37, 76 years old when he died | as Charles Atterbee |
| Norbert Schiller He was 40, 88 years old when he died | as Submarine First Officer |
| Melville Cooper He was 43, 76 years old when he died | as Ship's Mate Penney |
| Constance Bennett She was 35, 60 years old when she died | as Christine Blaine |
| Don Beddoe He was 36, 87 years old when he died | as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson |
| Wyndham Standing He was 59, 82 years old when he died | as Man |
| Alan Baxter He was 31, 67 years old when he died | as Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross |
| Bobby Hale He was 53, 91 years old when he died | as Sailor |
| Frank Baker He was 47, 88 years old when he died | as Detective |
| Olaf Hytten He was 52, 67 years old when he died | as Agent |
| Leslie Denison She was 34, 87 years old when she died | as Ship's Mate Jones |
| Frank Sully He was 31, 67 years old when he died | as Tommy Malone |
| Frank Benson | as Sailor |
| Stanley Logan He was 54, 67 years old when he died | as Captain James P. Hollister |
| John Halliday He was 55, 63 years old when he died | as John Morgan |
| Dick Rich He was 31, 58 years old when he died | as Perrin's Henchman at Dock |
| Francis Pierlot He was 64, 79 years old when he died | as Professor Mudge |
| Bruce Bennett He was 34, 100 years old when he died | as Ship's gunnery officer |
| Marjorie Gateson She was 49, 86 years old when she died | as Mrs. Winslow |
| Arno Frey He was 39, 60 years old when he died | as Submarine Gunner |
| Jessie Busley She was 71, 81 years old when she died | as Mrs. Mudge |
Escape to Glory Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| P.J. Wolfson as Writer. | Writing |
Escape to Glory (84 years)
Forget All The Action Pictures You Ever Saw... And Brace Yourself For A New Kind Of Thrill!
- Release day: Monday, May 20, 1940
- Runtime: 64 minutes