No Escape (1953 film)
5.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Charles Bennett Writer Charles Bennett Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline Duration Language English | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Music director Bert Shefter Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Lew Ayres (John Howard Tracy), Sonny Tufts (Det. Simon Shayne), Marjorie Steele (Pat Peterson), Lewis Martin (Lt. Bruce Gunning), Gertrude Michael (Olga Valerie Lewis), Charles Cane (Wilbur K. Grossett)Release date September 1, 1953 (1953-09-01) Genres Drama, Romance Film, Crime Fiction Similar movies Mysterious Intruder , The Final Alliance , Detour , The Night of the Hunter , Double Indemnity , Impact Tagline Brings you face to face with fear! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No Escape is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Bennett starring Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts and Marjorie Steele.
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Plot
The action is set in San Francisco and the film opens in a documentary style. When the evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, both her boyfriend, a police detective, and a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar, decide to withhold evidence from the police. Later, the girl, knowing that the songwriter did not commit the murder, helps him to escape from a police dragnet when he becomes the main suspect. Eventually, new clues point to someone else as the culprit. Quite an entertaining thriller.
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Critical response
TV Guide gave the film a lukewarm review. The editors wrote, "The plot seems suspenseful but the lackluster direction has no feel for thriller pacing. Things move too slowly with overwritten dialog mouthed in only average performances by the ensemble. However, the music captures the film's potential mood nicely. It's a pity the film does not live up to the score."
References
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