The Escape 85 years old

The Escape

An embittered Louie Peronni (Edward Norris) returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni (Amanda Duff), is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell (Kane Richmond), and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen (June Gale) 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 (Henry Armetta) 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. Annie informs Louie that the kidnapped child is really their own and was adopted from the foundling home.

Credits

The Escape Cast

Name Character
Ellen Drew She was 23, 88 years old when she died as Reporter
Mark Roberts He was 18, 85 years old when he died as MIckey
Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died as Mr. Henley
Robert Lowery He was 25, 58 years old when he died as Ambulance Driver
James T. Mack He was 68, 77 years old when he died as Watchman
Stanley Blystone He was 45, 61 years old when he died as Policeman
John Harmon He was 34, 80 years old when he died as Gangster
Edward Norris He was 28, 91 years old when he died as Louie Peronni
Richard Lane He was 40, 83 years old when he died as David Clifford
Frank Reicher He was 63, 89 years old when he died as Dr. Shumaker
Thomas E. Jackson He was 53, 81 years old when he died as Police Lieutenant
Henry Armetta He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Guiseppi Peronni
Amanda Duff She was 25, 92 years old when she died as Juli Peronni
Bruce Mitchell He was 30, 43 years old when he died as Police Sergeant
Jack Carson He was 28, 52 years old when he died as Chet Warren
Kane Richmond He was 32, 66 years old when he died as Eddie Farrell
June Gale She was 28, 85 years old when she died as Annie Qualen
Helen Ericson as Helen Gardner
Milton Kibbee He was 43, 74 years old when he died as Neighbor
Mary Gordon She was 57, 81 years old when she died as Neighbor
Al Hill He was 47, 62 years old when he died as Lefty
Scotty Beckett He was 10, 38 years old when he died as Willie Rogers
Sam Finn as Gangster
Ivan Miller He was 25, 53 years old when he died as Police Captain
Aggie Herring She was 63, 63 years old when she died as Mrs. Nearny
Matt McHugh He was 45, 77 years old when he died as Pete
Edward Keane He was 95, 59 years old when he died as Captain of Detectives
David Newell He was 0, 41 years old when he died as Reporter
Leona Roberts She was 60, 74 years old when she died as Aunt Mamie Qualen
Rex Downing He was 14, now 99 years old as Tommy Rogers
Jimmy Butler He was 49, 44 years old when he died as Jim Rogers
Jessie Arnold She was 54, 70 years old when she died as Neighbor

The Escape Crew

Name Department
Edward Cronjager as Director of Photography. He was 35 (56) years old when He died Camera
Sol M. Wurtzel as Producer. He was 58 (77) years old when He died Production
Helen Logan as Screenplay. She was 32 (82) years old when She died Writing
Robert Ellis as Screenplay. He was 47 (82) years old when He died Writing
Fred Allen as Editor. He was 45 (61) years old when He died Editing
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The Escape (85 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 05, 1939
  • Runtime: 63 minutes