

No Escape
1953-07-31 · 76 min · ★ 4.4
When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfriend, a police detective, arranges for a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar to be blamed for the crime. The girl, knowing that neither she nor the piano player committed the murder, helps him to escape from the police dragnet and try to find the real killer.
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- Directors
- Charles Bennett
- Production companies
- Matthugh Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Lew AyresJohn Howard Tracy
Sonny TuftsDet. Simon Shayne
Lewis MartinLt. Bruce Gunning
Gertrude MichaelOlga Valerie Lewis
Charles CaneWilbur K. Grossett
Renny McEvoyTurnip
Bobby WatsonClaude Duffy (as Robert Watson)
James GriffithPeter Hayden
Robert BaileyDetective Bob
Barbara MorrisonMrs. Beresford
Carleton YoungDon Holden
Bess FlowersDepartment Store ShopperTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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