''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
D. Ross Lederman.
It has essentially the same plot as the earlier ''
Picture Snatcher
''Picture Snatcher'' is a 1933 American pre-code drama film starring James Cagney as a gangster who decides to quit to pursue his dream.
Plot
After getting out of prison, Danny Kean (James Cagney) shocks the gang he leads by quitting. He wants ...
'' (1933).
''Film Noir of the Week''
December 19, 2010, accessed March 14, 2015.
Cast
* Richard Travis
Richard Charles Travis, (born Dickson Cornelius Savage; 6 April 1884 – 25 July 1918) was a New Zealand soldier who fought during the First World War and was posthumously decorated with the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry ...
as Red O'Hara
* Julie Bishop
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...
as Molly O'Hara
* Jackie Gleason
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor known affectionately as "The Great One." Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was know ...
as Screwball Evans (as Jackie C. Gleason)
* Frank Wilcox
Frank Reppy Wilcox (March 13, 1907 – March 3, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as Broadway plays.
Background
Wilcox was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger V. Wilcox. He was born in De Soto ...
as Cornell
* Rex Williams as Slim Dugan
* Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
as Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
* Charles C. Wilson as Reardon (as Charles Wilson)
* Paul Fix
Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...
as Dude Merrill
* Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford (July 7, 1911 – August 12, 2009) was an American actress and model. Her brother was the Bohemianism, bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. Their parents owned or managed hotels in the American South, and the family regularly move ...
as Myrt
* John Hamilton as Rafferty
* Ann Corcoran as Belle Mason
* Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart (April 5, 1889 – May 17, 1947) was an American actor.
Taggart's stage experience began in Seattle, and he went on to play leading roles in Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Trenton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. He was described ...
as Warden Kirby
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1942 films
1942 crime films
American crime films
1940s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
1940s American films
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