You Can't Escape
1956 British film
- 1956 (1956) (01)
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You Can't Escape is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wilfred Eades and starring Noelle Middleton, Guy Rolfe and Robert Urquhart.[2] It is based on the 1938 novel She Died Young by Alan Kennington. 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.
Plot
Rising novelist, Peter Darwin (Robert Urquhart), has a row with former mistress Claire (Elizabeth Kentish), and accidentally kills her. He somehow manages to persuades his reluctant fiancé Kay (Noelle Middleton) to help him bury Claire's body in a wood. But when the body is found, and a blackmailing journalist (Peter Reynolds) appears on the scene, Darwin resorts to desperate measures to cover his tracks, including framing an innocent person.
Cast
- Noelle Middleton as Kay March
- Guy Rolfe as David Anstruther
- Robert Urquhart as Peter Darwin
- Peter Reynolds as Rodney Nixon
- Elizabeth Kentish as Claire Segar
- Barbara Cavan as Aunt Sue
- Martin Boddey as Inspector Crane
- Thorley Walters as Chadwick
- Jacqueline Mackenzie as Mrs. Baggerley
- Thorley Walters as Chadwick
- Wensley Pithey as Constable Wagstaff
- Edward Forsyth as Colonel Tripp
- Barbara Leake as Mrs. Trussler
- Oliver Johnston (actor) as Meadows
- Sam Kydd as Poacher (Ted)
- Hal Osmond as Poacher's Friend
- Victor Platt as Darts Player
- Arthur Gross as Bystander
- Noel Coleman as Official
- Robert Cawdron as Pugilist
- Maureen Connell as 1st Peasant Blouse
- Sally Bazely as 2nd Peasant Blouse
- Alec Finter as Foreman of the Jury
Critical reception
TV Guide concluded there was "Nothing much to get excited about";[3] while 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";[4] and Blueprint Review wrote, "Despite its rather stagey tone You Can’t Escape remains a fun example of British B-movies from that era."[5]
Dated? So what? If a work is true to its time then it is bound to be dated and that is to its credit, surely?
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "You Can't Escape (1956)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "You Can't Escape".
- ^ "myReviewer.com - Review for You Can't Escape".
- ^ "You Can't Escape". 24 July 2015.
External links
- You Can't Escape at IMDb
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