Escape (1940)
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
as Countess Ruby von Treck
as Countess Ruby von Treck
Robert Taylor
as Mark Preysing
as Mark Preysing
Conrad Veidt
as General Kurt von Kolb
as General Kurt von Kolb
Alla Nazimova
as Emmy Ritter
as Emmy Ritter
Felix Bressart
as Fritz Keller
as Fritz Keller
Albert Bassermann
as Dr. Arthur Henning
as Dr. Arthur Henning
Philip Dorn
as Dr. Ditten
as Dr. Ditten
Edgar Barrier
as Commissioner
as Commissioner
Bonita Granville
as Ursula
as Ursula
Elsa Bassermann
as Mrs. Henning
as Mrs. Henning
Blanche Yurka
as Nurse
as Nurse
Lisa Golm
as Anna
as Anna
Edit Angold
as Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
as Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
Walter Bonn
as Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
as Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine
as Porter (uncredited)
as Porter (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
as Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
as Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
Ernst Deutsch
as Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
as Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont
as Hilda Keller (uncredited)
as Hilda Keller (uncredited)
William Edmunds
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
as White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Christl Ehlers
as Student (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
Arno Frey
as Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
as Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann
as Porter (uncredited)
as Porter (uncredited)
Hans Joby
as Second Passport Official (uncredited)
as Second Passport Official (uncredited)
Erwin Kalser
as Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
as Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
Florine McKinney
as Student (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
Adolph Milar
as Salesman (uncredited)
as Salesman (uncredited)
Marianne Mosner
as Maria a Student (uncredited)
as Maria a Student (uncredited)
Lotte Palfi Andor
as Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)
as Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)
Maria Ray
as Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
as Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
as Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
as Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Trude Rosen
as Student (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
as Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
as Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
Janet Shaw
as Greta a Student (uncredited)
as Greta a Student (uncredited)
Anya Taranda
as Student (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
Henry Victor
as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding
as First Passport Official (uncredited)
as First Passport Official (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Wolff
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
as Heinrich (uncredited)
as Heinrich (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
as Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)
as Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Howard Lang
as
as
Hazel Dohlman
as Concert Guest (uncredited)
as Concert Guest (uncredited)
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Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Director
Arch Oboler
Screenplay
Screenplay
Marguerite Roberts
Screenplay
Screenplay
Grace Zaring Stone
Novel
Novel
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Producer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Robert H. Planck
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Boemler
Editor
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Jack D. Moore
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Adrian
Costume Design
Costume Design
Al Shenberg
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Gile Steele
Costume Design
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
Jack Dawn
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
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