Escape in the Desert (1945)
Escaped Nazi POWs hold the denizens of a California resort hostage.
- Date of release
- 1945-05-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Director
- Edward A. Blatt
Casting
- Jean Sullivan — Jane
- Philip Dorn — Philip Artveld
- Irene Manning — Lora Tedder
- Helmut Dantine — Capt. Becker
- Alan Hale — Dr. Orville Tedder
- Samuel S. Hinds — Gramp
- Bill Kennedy — Hank Albright
- Kurt Kreuger — Lt. Von Kleist
- Rudolph Anders — Hoffman
- Hans Schumm — Klaus
- Blayney Lewis — Danny
Interesting facts
Escape in the Desert is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 1, 1945. The opening credits say that Escape in the Desert is adapted “from a play by Robert E Sherwood” without identifying the work: The Petrified Forest. Warner Bros. had previously adapted Sherwood's play for the screen in 1936. Working titles for the film included Strangers in Our Midst and Men Without Destiny.
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