Escape to Danger

This article is about the 1943 film. For the similarly-titled episode of Doctor Who, see The Web Planet.

Escape to Danger is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek.^[1]

Escape to Danger
Directed by	Lance Comfort Victor Hanbury
Written by	Jack Whittingham Wolfgang Wilhelm Patrick Kirwan (story)
Produced by	William Sistrom
Starring	Eric Portman Ann Dvorak
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis (as E. Jarvis)
Music by	William Alwyn
Production company	RKO Radio British Productions
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	12 July 1943 (1943-07-12)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.

Cast

• Eric Portman as Arthur Lawrence
• Ann Dvorak as Joan Grahame
• Karel Stepanek as Franz von Brinkman
• Ronald Ward as Rupert Chessman
• Ronald Adam as George Merrick
• Felix Aylmer as Sir Alfred Horton
• Brefni O'Rorke as Security Officer
• A. E. Matthews as Sir Thomas Leighton
• Ivor Barnard as Henry Waud
• David Peel as Lt. Peter Leighton
• Charles Victor as Petty Officer Flanagan
• George Merritt as Works Manager
• Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Pickles
• John Ruddock as Jim
• Frederick Cooper as Gösta

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "WW II espionage tale was timely for its day but has dated."^[2]