Escape Me Never (1935 film)
| Escape Me Never | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Czinner |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by |
Margaret Kennedy (play) Robert Cullen Carl Zuckermann |
| Starring |
Elisabeth Bergner Hugh Sinclair Griffith Jones Penelope Dudley-Ward |
| Music by | William Walton |
| Cinematography |
Sepp Allgeier Georges Périnal Freddie Young |
| Edited by | David Lean |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | 1 April 1935 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Escape Me Never is a 1935 British drama film directed by Paul Czinner, produced by Herbert Wilcox, and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hugh Sinclair and Griffith Jones.[1][2] The film is an adaptation of the play Escape Me Never by Margaret Kennedy; a later adaptation was the 1947 Warner Bros. version. The score is by William Walton. Bergner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, but lost out to Bette Davis. British readers of Film Weekly magazine voted the 1935 Best Performance category in a British movie to her.[3]
Cast
- Elisabeth Bergner as Gemma Jones
- Hugh Sinclair as Sebastian Sanger
- Griffith Jones as Caryl Sanger
- Penelope Dudley-Ward as Fenella McClean
- Irene Vanbrugh as Lady Helen McClean
- Leon Quartermaine as Sir Ivor McClean
- Lyn Harding as Herr Heinrich
- Rosalinde Fuller as Teremtcherva
- Victor Rietti as Shopkeeper
Reception
It was the 19th most popular film at the British box office in 1935-36.[4]
References
- ↑ Andre Sennwald (24 May 1935). "Escape Me Never (1935) The Radio City Music Hall Presents Miss Bergner in the Film Version of Escape Me Never". The New York Times.
- ↑ BFI Database entry
- ↑ "Best Film Performance Last Year". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Film Business in the United States and Britain during the 1930s" by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny, The Economic History ReviewNew Series, Vol. 58, No. 1 (Feb., 2005), pp.79-112
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