Escape to Glory

John Brahm
1940-05-20

Forget All The Action Pictures You Ever Saw... And Brace Yourself For A New Kind Of Thrill!
6
64 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Pat O’Brien Mike Farrough Unowned
Constance Bennett Christine Blaine Unowned
John Halliday John Morgan Unowned
Alan Baxter Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross Unowned
Erwin Kalser Dr. Adolph Behrens Unowned
Edgar Buchanan Charles Atterbee Unowned
Frank Sully Tommy Malone Unowned
Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Winslow Unowned
Francis Pierlot Professor Mudge Unowned
Jessie Busley Mrs. Mudge Unowned
Melville Cooper Ship's Mate Penney Unowned
Stanley Logan Captain James P. Hollister Unowned
Leslie Denison Ship's Mate Jones Unowned
Don Beddoe Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson Unowned
Norbert Schiller Submarine First Officer Unowned
Frank Alten Submarine Radio Operator Unowned
Bruce Bennett Ship's gunnery officer Unowned
Rex Post First Mate Unowned
Dick Rich Perrin's Henchman at Dock Unowned
Olaf Hytten Agent Unowned
Arthur Mulliner Detective Unowned
Frank Baker Detective Unowned
Frank Benson Sailor Unowned
Bobby Hale Sailor Unowned
Fred Wolff German Sailor Unowned
Douglas Gordon Ship's Lookout Unowned
Jean Prescott Mrs. Hollister Unowned
Hans von Morhart German Sailor Unowned
Paul Michael German Sailor Unowned
Wyndham Standing Man Unowned
Arno Frey Submarine Gunner Unowned
David Dunbar Sailor Unowned
James Kilgannon Sailor Unowned
Hans Schumann Submarine Commander Unowned