Escape to Danger

This article is about the 1943 film. For the similarly-titled episode of Doctor Who, see The Web Planet.

Escape to Danger

Directed by	Lance Comfort Victor Hanbury
Produced by	William Sistrom
Written by	Jack Whittingham Wolfgang Wilhelm Patrick Kirwan (story)
Starring	Eric Portman Ann Dvorak
Music by	William Alwyn
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis (as E. Jarvis)
Production company	RKO Radio British Productions
Release dates	12 July 1943 (1943-07-12)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Escape to Danger is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek.^[1]

Plot

During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.

Cast

Eric Portman ... Arthur Lawrence
Ann Dvorak ... Joan Grahame
Karel Stepanek ... Franz von Brinkman
Ronald Ward ... Rupert Chessman
Ronald Adam ... George Merrick
Felix Aylmer ... Sir Alfred Horton
Brefni O'Rorke ... Security Officer
A. E. Matthews ... Sir Thomas Leighton
Ivor Barnard ... Henry Waud
David Peel ... Lt. Peter Leighton
Charles Victor ... Petty Officer Flanagan
George Merritt ... Works Manager
Marjorie Rhodes ... Mrs. Pickles
John Ruddock ... Jim
Frederick Cooper ... Gösta

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "WW II espionage tale was timely for its day but has dated." ^[2]

References

External links

Escape to Danger at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Lance Comfort

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
Squadron Leader X (1943)
Escape to Danger (1943)
When We Are Married (1943)
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Great Day (1945)
Bedelia (1946)
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Silent Dust (1949)
Portrait of Clare (1950)
The Girl on the Pier (1953)
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
The Man in the Road (1956)
Face in the Night (1957)
Man from Tangier (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Painted Smile (1962)
Blind Corner (1963)
Live It Up! (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1964)
Be My Guest (1965)
Devils of Darkness (1965)

The films of Victor Hanbury

The Beggar Student (1931)
Where Is This Lady? (1932)
No Funny Business (1933)
Dick Turpin (1933)
Spring in the Air (1934)
There Goes Susie (1934)
Admirals All (1935)
The Crouching Beast (1935)
Beloved Imposter (1936)
Ball at Savoy (1936)
Second Bureau (1936)
The Avenging Hand (1937)
Return of a Stranger (1937)
Escape to Danger (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)

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