Escape by Night

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Escape by Night

"A blast of drama when a city mob hides out in the country!"

1937

1h 12m

6.0(10 votes)

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Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.

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12 members

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William Hall

Nicholas 'Nick' Allen

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Anne Nagel

Linda Adams

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Dean Jagger

James 'Capper' Regan

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Steffi Duna

Josephine 'Jo' Elliott

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Ward Bond

Peter 'Spudsy' Baker

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Murray Alper

Horace 'Red' Graham

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Charles Waldron

Pop Adams

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George Meeker

Fred Peters

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Wallis Clark

District Attorney Baldwin

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Arthur Aylesworth

Sheriff Charlie Thornton

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Anthony Warde

Mike Grayson

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Bill - the Dog

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