I'd previously avoided Escape like the plague, since it starred Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer, but when it came time for Felix Bressart's week on Hot Toasty Rag, I decided to give it a chance. I'm so glad I did, since it was very enjoyable and neither of the two leads ruined it. I don't dislike Norma as much as I used to, and I can count this movie among her better performances. She doesn't show up for a while, though, so don't expect her to be the lead in this story.
Robert Taylor is an American travelling to Nazi Germany to find out information about his mother, played by Alla Nazimova. She's been missing, and he's traced a letter from a family servant back to Germany, but when he pries, he can't get anymore information. Alla is ill and awaiting execution in a concentration camp, and since no one appears willing to inform or help, it seems that Robert has reached a dead end. But that's just the first half hour of the movie, and neither Norma Shearer nor Felix Bressart have showed up yet!
Costarring Conrad Veidt and Bonita Granville, this is a very entertaining, tense dramatic thriller. I still don't like Robert Taylor, but this might be the first movie I've seen of his that he didn't ruin with his contemporary speech and bad acting. If I liked this movie, it's a pretty high recommendation, so give it a chance and get ready to sit on the edge of your seat.
Robert Taylor is an American travelling to Nazi Germany to find out information about his mother, played by Alla Nazimova. She's been missing, and he's traced a letter from a family servant back to Germany, but when he pries, he can't get anymore information. Alla is ill and awaiting execution in a concentration camp, and since no one appears willing to inform or help, it seems that Robert has reached a dead end. But that's just the first half hour of the movie, and neither Norma Shearer nor Felix Bressart have showed up yet!
Costarring Conrad Veidt and Bonita Granville, this is a very entertaining, tense dramatic thriller. I still don't like Robert Taylor, but this might be the first movie I've seen of his that he didn't ruin with his contemporary speech and bad acting. If I liked this movie, it's a pretty high recommendation, so give it a chance and get ready to sit on the edge of your seat.