''The Grand Escapade'' is a 1946 British

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directed by John Baxter and starring The Artemus Boys,

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Plot

Three boys join an old traveller on his journey through Southern England, eventually helping to expose and capture some smugglers.

Cast

* The Artemus Boys - Themselves *

- Old Traveller *

- Author *

- Jennings *

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- Night Watchman *

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- Simon Archer * Ben Williams - Jack Barrow * Howard Douglas - Mark Han *

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- Fisherman * Charles Rolfe - First Farmhand * Arthur Denton - Second Farmhand

References

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* 1946 films 1946 adventure films 1940s English-language films Films directed by John Baxter British black-and-white films British adventure films 1940s British films {{adventure-film-stub