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The Escape (1939)

The Escape poster
Directed by
Ricardo Cortez
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a criminal underworld and has to find a way out. He faces danger and betrayal as he tries to escape his predicament.

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What happens

The Escape is a 1939 American crime film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, June Gale, Edward Norris, Henry Armetta and Frank Reicher. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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