The Escape (1939)

Crime
Drama

An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.

Cast

Eddie Farrell
Juli Peronni
David Clifford
Chet Warren
Helen Gardner
Chummy Miller
Reporter
Annie Qualen
Gangster
Neighbor
Gangster
Mrs. Nearny
Lefty
Mr. Henley
Police Lieutenant
Captain of Detectives
Louie Peronni
Ambulance Driver
Police Captain
Police Sergeant
Guiseppi Peronni
Dr. Shumaker
Willie Rogers
Aunt Mamie Qualen
Tommy Rogers
Jim Rogers

Crew

Screenplay
Director of Photography
Screenplay