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I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

I Escaped from the Gestapo poster
Directed by
Harold Young
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A forger is forced by Nazi spies to make counterfeit documents. He plots his escape while trying to outsmart the Gestapo.

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What happens

I Escaped from the Gestapo is a 1943 film from King Brothers Productions, directed by Harold Young about a forger forced to work for Nazi spies. It stars Dean Jagger, Mary Brian and John Carradine. The film was also known as No Escape and Edmund Lowe was meant to star, and Frances Farmer also, in an uncredited role, and George McFarland of the Our Gang fame as Billy. Frances Farmer started filming but was accused of assaulting a hairdresser, and forced to leave the set. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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