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Escape by Night

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
214
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100,315
69,065
William Hall, Anne Nagel, and Bill in Escape by Night (1937)
ActionAdventureCrime
Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
214
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
100,315
69,065
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    • Director
      • Hamilton MacFadden
    • Writer
      • Harold Shumate(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • William Hall
      • Anne Nagel
      • Dean Jagger
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hamilton MacFadden
    • Writer
      • Harold Shumate(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • William Hall
      • Anne Nagel
      • Dean Jagger
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    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ward Bond, Murray Alper, William Hall, Anne Nagel, Charles Waldron, and Bill in Escape by Night (1937)
    Ward Bond, Murray Alper, Steffi Duna, William Hall, Dean Jagger, Anne Nagel, Charles Waldron, and Bill in Escape by Night (1937)
    William Hall and Anne Nagel in Escape by Night (1937)
    William Hall and Anne Nagel in Escape by Night (1937)

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    William Hall
    William Hall
    • Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
    Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    • Linda Adams
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • James 'Capper' Regan
    Steffi Duna
    Steffi Duna
    • Josephine 'Jo' Elliott
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Horace 'Red' Graham
    Charles Waldron
    • Pop Adams
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Fred Peters
    Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    • District Attorney Baldwin
    Arthur Aylesworth
    Arthur Aylesworth
    • Sheriff Charlie Thornton
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    • Mike Grayson
    • (as Anthony Ward)
    Bill
    • Bill - the Dog
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Police Radio Dispatcher
    • (uncredited)
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    • The Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Pauline Haddon
    Pauline Haddon
    • Farm Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    • Hood
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    • Big George - Regan Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hamilton MacFadden
    • Writer
      • Harold Shumate(original screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      When Nick is initially shot after helping Jo Elliot, he is running away from the rival mobsters and presumably is shot in the back of his shoulder. After they escape, he clutches at a non-existent wound on the front of his shoulder. Later, when he is treated by the gangland doctor, it is the top of the shoulder that is dressed and bandaged.
    • Quotes

      Nicholas Allen: I never did like to see a girl manhandled. Turn her loose!

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    6/10
    Sentimental but enjoyable gangster programmer
    This little show barely qualifies as even a "B" picture, but I found it quite enjoyable, and parts of it certainly rose above the mundane. It was fun to see William Hall in a rare leading role, as well as pretty Anne Nagel who looked like one of the Young sisters. Charles Waldron (Gen. Sternwood in The Big Sleep) has a role as a blind man who "sees" more than many of the sighted characters, and his cultured voice is always a pleasure to hear. Added to that you have good if predictable character roles for Ward Bond, Murray Alper and the seldom-seen Stefi Duna, with a fine turn by Dean Jagger (pre-bald days) as a really mean gangster. Since it's only a hair longer than one hour, give it a try...if you're not expecting a classic, you might very well enjoy yourself.
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    • bowiebks
    • Sep 25, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fools in Paradise
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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