You Can't Escape | |
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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.) |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.
Rising 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.
It 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.
TV Guide concluded there was "Nothing much to get excited about." [4]
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." [5]
Blueprint Review wrote, "Despite its rather stagey tone You Can’t Escape remains a fun example of British B-movies from that era." [6]
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