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1943 British film by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury This article is about the 1943 film. For the similarly-titled episode of Doctor Who, see The Web Planet.

Escape to Danger

Directed by	Lance Comfort Victor Hanbury
Written by	Jack Whittingham Wolfgang Wilhelm Patrick Kirwan (story)
Produced by	William Sistrom
Starring	Eric Portman Ann Dvorak
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis (as E. Jarvis)
Music by	William Alwyn
Production company	RKO Radio British Productions
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	12 July 1943 (1943-07-12)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Escape to Danger is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek.

Plot

During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.

Cast

Eric Portman as Arthur Lawrence
Ann Dvorak as Joan Grahame
Karel Stepanek as Franz von Brinkman
Ronald Ward as Rupert Chessman
Ronald Adam as George Merrick
Felix Aylmer as Sir Alfred Horton
Brefni O'Rorke as Security Officer
A. E. Matthews as Sir Thomas Leighton
Ivor Barnard as Henry Waud
David Peel as Lt. Peter Leighton
Charles Victor as Petty Officer Flanagan
George Merritt as Works Manager
Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Pickles
John Ruddock as Jim
Frederick Cooper as Gösta

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "WW II espionage tale was timely for its day but has dated."

References

"BFI | Film & TV Database | ESCAPE TO DANGER (1943)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
"Escape to Danger | TV Guide".

External links

Escape to Danger at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Lance Comfort
Penn of Pennsylvania (1941) Hatter's Castle (1942) Those Kids from Town (1942) Squadron Leader X (1943) Escape to Danger (1943) When We Are Married (1943) Old Mother Riley Detective (1943) Hotel Reserve (1944) Great Day (1945) Bedelia (1946) Temptation Harbour (1947) Daughter of Darkness (1948) Silent Dust (1949) Portrait of Clare (1950) The Girl on the Pier (1953) Bang! You're Dead (1954) Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) The Man in the Road (1956) Face in the Night (1957) Man from Tangier (1957) At the Stroke of Nine (1957) The Ugly Duckling (1959) Make Mine a Million (1959) The Breaking Point (1961) Rag Doll (1961) Pit of Darkness (1961) Touch of Death (1961) The Painted Smile (1962) The Break (1963) Blind Corner (1963) Live It Up! (1963) Tomorrow at Ten (1963) Be My Guest (1965) Devils of Darkness (1965)

Films directed by Lance Comfort

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
Squadron Leader X (1943)
Escape to Danger (1943)
When We Are Married (1943)
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Great Day (1945)
Bedelia (1946)
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Silent Dust (1949)
Portrait of Clare (1950)
The Girl on the Pier (1953)
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
The Man in the Road (1956)
Face in the Night (1957)
Man from Tangier (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Painted Smile (1962)
The Break (1963)
Blind Corner (1963)
Live It Up! (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
Be My Guest (1965)
Devils of Darkness (1965)

v t e The films of Victor Hanbury
The Beggar Student (1931) Where Is This Lady? (1932) No Funny Business (1933) Dick Turpin (1933) Spring in the Air (1934) There Goes Susie (1934) Admirals All (1935) The Crouching Beast (1935) Beloved Imposter (1936) Ball at Savoy (1936) Second Bureau (1936) The Avenging Hand (1937) Return of a Stranger (1937) Escape to Danger (1943) Hotel Reserve (1944)

The films of Victor Hanbury

The Beggar Student (1931)
Where Is This Lady? (1932)
No Funny Business (1933)
Dick Turpin (1933)
Spring in the Air (1934)
There Goes Susie (1934)
Admirals All (1935)
The Crouching Beast (1935)
Beloved Imposter (1936)
Ball at Savoy (1936)
Second Bureau (1936)
The Avenging Hand (1937)
Return of a Stranger (1937)
Escape to Danger (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)

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