You Can't Escape is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wilfred Eades and starring Noelle Middleton, Guy Rolfe and Robert Urquhart.[2][3] It is based on the 1938 novel She Died Young by Alan Kennington.[4]
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| Directed by | Wilfred Eades |
| Written by | Robert Hall Doreen Montgomery |
| Based on | She Died Young by Alan Kennington[1] |
| Produced by | Robert Hall |
| Starring | Noelle Middleton Guy Rolfe Robert Urquhart Peter Reynolds |
| Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
| Edited by | E.B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
Production company | Forth Films |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé Ltd. (U.K.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editRising novelist, Peter Darwin, has a row with former mistress Claire, and accidentally kills her. He somehow manages to persuades his reluctant fiancé Kay to help him bury Claire's body in a wood. But when the body is found, and a blackmailing journalist appears on the scene, Darwin resorts to desperate measures to cover his tracks, including framing an innocent person.
Cast
edit- Noelle Middleton as Kay March
- Guy Rolfe as David Anstruther
- Robert Urquhart as Peter Darwin
- Peter Reynolds as Rodney Nixon
- Elizabeth Kentish as Claire Segar
- Barbara Cavan as Aunt Sue
- Martin Boddey as Inspector Crane
- Thorley Walters as Chadwick
- Jacqueline Mackenzie as Mrs. Baggerley
- Thorley Walters as Chadwick
- Wensley Pithey as Constable Wagstaff
- Edward Forsyth as Colonel Tripp
- Barbara Leake as Mrs. Trussler
- as Meadows
- Sam Kydd as poacher (Ted)
- Hal Osmond as poacher's friend
- Victor Platt as darts player
- Arthur Gross as bystander
- Noel Coleman as official
- Robert Cawdron as pugilist
- Maureen Connell as 1st peasant blouse
- Sally Bazely as 2nd peasant blouse
- Alec Finter as foreman of the jury
Release
editIt was released as an 'A' certificate. Though filmed in 1.33:1, it was also framed in 1.66:1 for any theatre that had the equipment to exhibit widescreen films.
Critical reception
editTV Guide concluded there was "Nothing much to get excited about."[5]
My Reviewer found the film "full of action from the off and whilst it all feels a little dated now, it has a certain old school charm – like the very best of ITC shows from back in the day."[6]
Blueprint Review wrote, "Despite its rather stagey tone You Can’t Escape remains a fun example of British B-movies from that era."[7]
References
edit- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "You Can't Escape". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "You Can't Escape (1956)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (11 November 2024). "Peter Reynolds: Forgotten Cad". Filmink. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "You Can't Escape".
- ^ "myReviewer.com - Review for You Can't Escape".
- ^ "You Can't Escape". 24 July 2015.
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