01 March 1948 Thriller 78 mins
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.
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Rex Harrison as Matt Denant
Peggy Cummins as Dora Winton
William Hartnell as Inspector Harris
Norman Wooland as Minister
Jill Esmond as Grace Winton
Frederick Piper as Brownie
Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Pinkem
Betty Ann Davies as Girl in Park
Cyril Cusack as Rodgers
John Slater as Salesman
Frank Pettingell as Constable Beames
Michael Golden as Detective Penter
Frederick Leister as Judge
Patrick Troughton as Jim
Alan Jaggs Editor
Philip Dunne Writer
Freddie Young Director of Photography
John Galsworthy Theatre Play
William Perlberg Producer
William Alwyn Original Music Composer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
Kenneth Heeley-Ray Editor
Eddie Knight Makeup Artist
Kenneth Heeley-Ray Sound Editor
Alex Vetchinsky Art Direction
Tony Sforzini Makeup Artist
Frank Bevis Production Manager
W. H. Lindop Sound
United Kingdom 01 March 1948
United States 30 July 1948
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