Escape Me Never (1935 film)

Escape Me Never is a 1935 British drama film directed by Paul Czinner, produced by Herbert Wilcox, and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hugh Sinclair and Griffith Jones. The film is an adaptation of the play Escape Me Never by Margaret Kennedy; a later adaptation was the 1947 Warner Bros. version. The score is by William Walton. Bergner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, but lost out to Bette Davis. British readers of Film Weekly magazine voted the 1935 Best Performance category in a British movie to her.

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William walton 1902 1983 escape me never suite from the film 1935
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William walton 1902 1983 escape me never suite from the film 1935

Cast

Elisabeth Bergner as Gemma Jones

Hugh Sinclair as Sebastian Sanger

Griffith Jones as Caryl Sanger

Penelope Dudley-Ward as Fenella McClean

Irene Vanbrugh as Lady Helen McClean

Leon Quartermaine as Sir Ivor McClean

Lyn Harding as Herr Heinrich

Rosalinde Fuller as Teremtcherva

Victor Rietti as Shopkeeper

Reception

It was the 19th most popular film at the British box office in 1935-36. Wilcox was surprised by its success - it outgrossed his more "commercial" films.

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William walton 1902 1983 escape me never suite from the film 1935

Cast

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