Escape

Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture

Duration: 98 min
Release date: 1940-11-01
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An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

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Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
as Countess Ruby von Treck
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
as Mark Preysing
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
as General Kurt von Kolb
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova
as Emmy Ritter
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart
as Fritz Keller
Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
as Dr. Arthur Henning
Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn
as Dr. Ditten
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
as Commissioner
Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
as Ursula
Elsa Bassermann
Elsa Bassermann
as Mrs. Henning
Blanche Yurka
Blanche Yurka
as Nurse
Lisa Golm
Lisa Golm
as Anna
Edit Angold
Edit Angold
as Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
Walter Bonn
Walter Bonn
as Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
Albert D'Arno
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine
as Porter (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Kay Deslys
as Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
Ernst Deutsch
Ernst Deutsch
as Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont
Gretl Dupont
as Hilda Keller (uncredited)
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Christl Ehlers
Christl Ehlers
as Student (uncredited)
Arno Frey
Arno Frey
as Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann
Frederick Giermann
as Porter (uncredited)
Hans Joby
Hans Joby
as Second Passport Official (uncredited)
Erwin Kalser
Erwin Kalser
as Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney
as Student (uncredited)
Adolph Milar
Adolph Milar
as Salesman (uncredited)
Marianne Mosner
Marianne Mosner
as Maria a Student (uncredited)
Lotte Palfi Andor
Lotte Palfi Andor
as Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)
Maria Ray
Maria Ray
as Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland
as Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Trude Rosen
Trude Rosen
as Student (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm
as Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
Janet Shaw
Janet Shaw
as Greta a Student (uncredited)
Anya Taranda
Anya Taranda
as Student (uncredited)
Henry Victor
Henry Victor
as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding
Frederick Vogeding
as First Passport Official (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Marek Windheim
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Wolff
Fred Wolff
as Waiter (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
William Yetter Sr.
as Heinrich (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
as Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Howard Lang
as
Hazel Dohlman
Hazel Dohlman
as Concert Guest (uncredited)
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