The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Pat O’Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday, Alan Baxter, Erwin Kalser, Edgar Buchanan
Crew: John Brahm (Director), P.J. Wolfson (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 64 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 20, 1940
IMDb: 5
Keywords:england
