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The Getaway (1941)

The Getaway poster
Original title
The Get-Away
Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal escapes from prison and gets involved with a doctor and a nurse. They try to evade the law while dealing with betrayal and danger.

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What happens

The Get-Away is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger and Donna Reed. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is a remake of the 1935 film Public Hero No. 1. It has been listed as a precursor of film noir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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