
Escape
Drama | Thriller
Release Date
November 1, 1940
Duration
98 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.
Casts

Countess Ruby von Treck
Norma Shearer

Mark Preysing
Robert Taylor

General Kurt von Kolb
Conrad Veidt

Emmy Ritter
Alla Nazimova

Fritz Keller
Felix Bressart

Dr. Arthur Henning
Albert Bassermann

Dr. Ditten
Philip Dorn

Commissioner
Edgar Barrier

Ursula
Bonita Granville

Mrs. Henning
Elsa Bassermann

Nurse
Blanche Yurka

Anna
Lisa Golm

Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
Edit Angold

Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
Walter Bonn

Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno

Porter (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine

Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
Kay Deslys

Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
Ernst Deutsch

Hilda Keller (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont

White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
William Edmunds

Student (uncredited)
Christl Ehlers

Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
Arno Frey

Porter (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann

Second Passport Official (uncredited)
Hans Joby

Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
Erwin Kalser

Student (uncredited)
Florine McKinney

Salesman (uncredited)
Adolph Milar

Maria a Student (uncredited)
Marianne Mosner

Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)
Lotte Palfi Andor

Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
Maria Ray

Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Henry Rowland

Student (uncredited)
Trude Rosen

Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
Hans Schumm

Greta a Student (uncredited)
Janet Shaw

Student (uncredited)
Anya Taranda

Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
Henry Victor

First Passport Official (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Marek Windheim

Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Wolff

Heinrich (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.

Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer

Howard Lang

Concert Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
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