The Escape (1926 film)

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The Escape
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Directed by Milburn Morante
Written by
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring
  • Pete Morrison
  • Barbara Starr (actress)
  • Barbara Starr
  • Frank Norcross
Cinematography Jack Young
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1926 (1926-06-06)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Escape is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Barbara Starr, and Frank Norcross. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Johnny Bowers and Howard Breen are rival suitors for Evelyn Grant, daughter of the town's bank owner. Breen is also secretly head of a bandit gang and plans a robbery of the stagecoach while it is bringing money to the bank. Johnny and his men are jailed on a false charge, but they escape, halt the stage, and preemptively take the money to the bank. The gang then holds up the bank and is pursued by a posse. Breen is killed. Johnny and Evelyn become a couple.

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References

  1. Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 216. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  2. Pardy, George T. (April 3, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Escape", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (14): 1523, retrieved April 15, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .