No Escape (1953 film)
| No Escape | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Bennett |
| Produced by |
Matt Freed Hugh Mackenzie |
| Screenplay by | Charles Bennett |
| Starring |
Lew Ayres Sonny Tufts Marjorie Steele |
| Music by | Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Roy V. Livingston |
Production company |
Matthugh Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
No Escape is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Bennett starring Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts and Marjorie Steele.[1]
Plot
The action is set in San Francisco and the film opens in a documentary style. When the evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, both her boyfriend, a police detective, and a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar, decide to withhold evidence from the police. Later, the girl, knowing that the songwriter did not commit the murder, helps him to escape from a police dragnet when he becomes the main suspect. Eventually, new clues point to someone else as the culprit. Quite an entertaining thriller.
Cast
- Lew Ayres as John Howard Tracy
- Sonny Tufts as Det. Simon Shayne
- Marjorie Steele as Pat Peterson
- Lewis Martin as Lt. Bruce Gunning
- Gertrude Michael as Olga Valerie Lewis
- Charles Cane as Wilbur K. Grossett
- Renny McEvoy as Turnip
- Bobby Watson as Claude Duffy (as Robert Watson)
- James Griffith as Peter Hayden
- Robert Bailey as Detective Bob
- Robert Carson as Dr. Seymour
Reception
Critical response
TV Guide gave the film a lukewarm review. The editors wrote, "The plot seems suspenseful but the lackluster direction has no feel for thriller pacing. Things move too slowly with overwritten dialog mouthed in only average performances by the ensemble. However, the music captures the film's potential mood nicely. It's a pity the film does not live up to the score."[2]
References
- ↑ No Escape at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ↑ TV Guide. Editors, film review. Accessed: July 18, 2013.
External links
- No Escape at the American Film Institute Catalog
- No Escape on IMDb
- No Escape at AllMovie
- No Escape at the TCM Movie Database
- No Escape information site and DVD review at DVD Beaver (includes images)