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Escape by Night (1937)
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
Cast:
William Hall .... Nicholas Allen
Anne Nagel .... Linda Adams
Charles Waldron .... Pop Adams
Steffi Duna .... Josephine "Jo" Elliott
Ward Bond .... 'Spudsy' Baker / Murray Alper .... 'Red' Graham
Dean Jagger .... 'Capper' Regan / George Meeker .... Fred Peters
Bill .... Bill the guide dog
A group of criminals on the run hide out in an abandoned farmhouse.
They find themselves being "looked after" by a friendly dog, and soon
afterwards they meet a blind man and his young daughter, and they
begin to rethink the direction their lives have been taking. 65
Minutes
Desert Escape (1940)
(a.k.a. Marked Men)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Cast:
Warren Hull .... Bill Carver
Isabel Jewell .... Linda Harkness
John Dilson .... Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
"Wolf" .... Grey Shadow
Paul Bryar .... Joe Mellon
Charles Williams .... Charlie Sloane
Lyle Clement .... Marshal Dan Tait
Budd Buster .... Mr. Marvin, druggist
Al St. John .... Gimpy, a thug
Eddie Fetherston .... Marty, a thug
Ted Erwin .... Mike, a thug
Art Miles .... Blimp, a thug
Six Fugitives Break For Freedom! The setting: Tempe, Arizona, and
the surrounding desert. The story revolves around Bill Carver, who
was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. What makes this movie
worth watching is his interaction with Grey Shadow, the dog and the
old-fashioned sentiments expressed by the main characters. 64
Minutes. |