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Escape (1940) Poster

(1940)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mervyn LeRoy

Writing Credits  

Arch Oboler ... (screen play) and
Marguerite Roberts ... (screen play)
 
Grace Zaring Stone ... (novel) (as Ethel Vance)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Norma Shearer ... Countess von Treck
Robert Taylor ... Mark Preysing
Conrad Veidt ... General Kurt von Kolb
Alla Nazimova ... Emmy Ritter (as Nazimova)
Felix Bressart ... Fritz Keller
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Arthur Henning
Philip Dorn ... Dr. Ditten
Edgar Barrier ... Commissioner
Bonita Granville ... Ursula
Elsa Bassermann ... Mrs. Henning
Blanche Yurka ... Nurse
Lisa Golm ... Anna
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edit Angold Edit Angold ... Hilda - Ditten's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Walter Bonn Walter Bonn ... Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno Albert D'Arno ... Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine ... Porter (uncredited)
Kay Deslys ... Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
Ernst Deutsch ... Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman Hazel Dohlman ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont Gretl Dupont ... Hilda Keller (uncredited)
William Edmunds William Edmunds ... White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
Christl Ehlers ... Student (uncredited)
Arno Frey Arno Frey ... Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
Curt Furberg Curt Furberg ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann Frederick Giermann ... Porter (uncredited)
Hans Joby ... Second Passport Official (uncredited)
Erwin Kalser ... Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
Howard Lang ... Senior Camp Doctor (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Florine McKinney ... Student (uncredited)
Adolph Milar Adolph Milar ... Salesman (uncredited)
Marianne Mosner Marianne Mosner ... Maria - a Student (uncredited)
Lotte Palfi Andor ... Julie - Ruby's Maid (uncredited)
Maria Ray Maria Ray ... Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
Henry Rowland ... Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Gerta Rozan Gerta Rozan ... Student (uncredited)
Loretta Russell ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Hans Schumm ... Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
Janet Shaw ... Greta - a Student (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney Mabel Smaney ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Marianne Stewart ... Helene - a Student (uncredited)
Anya Taranda ... Student (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... Concert Guest (uncredited)
Henry Victor ... Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
Frederik Vogeding ... First Passport Official (uncredited)
Marek Windheim Marek Windheim ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Fred Wolff Fred Wolff ... Waiter (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr. William Yetter Sr. ... Heinrich (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer ... Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mervyn LeRoy ... producer (uncredited)
Lawrence Weingarten ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Franz Waxman ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Robert H. Planck ... director of photography (as Robert Planck)

Editing by 

George Boemler ... film editor

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)
Jack D. Moore ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by 

Adrian ... (gowns)
Gile Steele ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist: Miss Shearer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Al Shenberg ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Urie McCleary ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
C. Bakaleinikoff ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Eugene Zador ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Carl 'Major' Roup ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

George Cukor ... director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Paul Huldschinsky ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Henry Noerdlinger ... technical expert (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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