Escape to Glory
1940The 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.
Acted in
Pat O’Brien
as Mike Farrough
Constance Bennett
as Christine Blaine
John Halliday
as John Morgan
Alan Baxter
as Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross
Erwin Kalser
as Dr. Adolph Behrens
Edgar Buchanan
as Charles Atterbee
Frank Sully
as Tommy Malone
Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Winslow
Francis Pierlot
as Professor Mudge
Jessie Busley
as Mrs. Mudge
Melville Cooper
as Ship's Mate Penney
Stanley Logan
as Captain James P. Hollister
Leslie Denison
as Ship's Mate Jones
Don Beddoe
as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson
Norbert Schiller
as Submarine First Officer
Frank Alten
as Submarine Radio Operator
Bruce Bennett
as Ship's gunnery officer
Rex Post
as First Mate
Dick Rich
as Perrin's Henchman at Dock
Olaf Hytten
as Agent
Arthur Mulliner
as Detective
Frank Baker
as Detective
Frank Benson
as Sailor
Bobby Hale
as Sailor
Fred Wolff
as German Sailor
Douglas Gordon
as Ship's Lookout
Jean Prescott
as Mrs. Hollister
Hans von Morhart
as German Sailor
Paul Michael
as German Sailor
Wyndham Standing
as Man
Arno Frey
as Submarine Gunner
David Dunbar
as Sailor
James Kilgannon
as Sailor
Hans Schumann
as Submarine Commander