The Escape
Seen it?1939 | 63 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for crime fans and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 3 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 732 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ricardo Cortez
- Kane RichmondEddie Farrell
- Amanda DuffJuli Peronni
- June GaleAnnie Qualen
- Edward NorrisLouie Peronni
- Henry ArmettaGuiseppi Peronni
- Frank ReicherDr. Shumaker
- Scotty BeckettWillie Rogers
- Leona RobertsAunt Mamie Qualen
- Rex DowningTommy Rogers
- Jimmy ButlerJim Rogers