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.
Release Date : May 20, 1940
Genres : Drama
Production Company : Columbia Pictures
Production Countries : United States of America
Original Language : English
Casts : Pat O’Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday, Alan Baxter, Erwin Kalser, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Sully, Marjorie Gateson, Francis Pierlot, Jessie Busley, Melville Cooper
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
