| The Escape | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Milburn Morante |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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| Cinematography | Jack Young |
| Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Escape is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Barbara Starr, and Frank Norcross.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Johnny Bowers and Howard Breen are rival suitors for Evelyn Grant, daughter of the town's bank owner. Breen is also secretly head of a bandit gang and plans a robbery of the stagecoach while it is bringing money to the bank. Johnny and his men are jailed on a false charge, but they escape, halt the stage, and preemptively take the money to the bank. The gang then holds up the bank and is pursued by a posse. Breen is killed. Johnny and Evelyn become a couple.
Cast
- Pete Morrison as Johnny Bowers
- Barbara Starr as Evelyn Grant
- Frank Norcross as Jeremiah Grant
- Bruce Gordon as Howard Breen
- Elmer Dewey as Silas Peele
- Jane Arden as Flossie Lane
- Tex Young as Manuel Estrada
References
- Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- Pardy, George T. (April 3, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Escape", Motion Picture News, 33 (14), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1523, retrieved April 15, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- The Escape at IMDb
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