The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
Pat O’Brien | Mike Farrough |
Constance Bennett | Christine Blaine |
John Halliday | John Morgan |
Alan Baxter | Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross |
Erwin Kalser | Dr. Adolph Behrens |
Edgar Buchanan | Charles Atterbee |
Frank Sully | Tommy Malone |
Marjorie Gateson | Mrs. Winslow |
Francis Pierlot | Professor Mudge |
Jessie Busley | Mrs. Mudge |
Melville Cooper | Ship's Mate Penney |
Stanley Logan | Captain James P. Hollister |