Escape!

Escape!

1930 · 70 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Drama

When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.

Directed by Basil Dean · Written by John Galsworthy

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