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There Is No Escape (1948)

There Is No Escape poster
Original title
The Dark Road
Directed by
Alfred J. Goulding
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is caught up in a criminal situation and must find a way out. The story follows his efforts to avoid trouble.

understatedbritishrestrainedneutralstraightforwardmodestserious

What happens

There is No Escape (also known as The Dark Road and The Thurston Story) is a 1948 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Farnham Baxter, Cyril Chamberlain, Sydney Bromley and Stanley Thurston (credited as Charles Stewart). It was produced by Henry Halstead for Hammer Films. The film features an early appearance from Peter Reynolds, and was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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