I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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