Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau, an elegant, sophisticated Frenchwoman, slightly his elder, whose relationship with him had turned from art student into one of love trysts.
“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered.
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Escape (1948)
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
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Escape - Original Theatrical Trailer
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Escape from Zahrain (1962) by Jack Openshaw for 90to5
Enjoy this edit of Escape from Zahrain (1962) by Jack Openshaw () for the 90to5 Editing Challenge.
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Escape By Night 1937 Action Adventure Crime
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