The Escape (1926 film)

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

The Escape
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Directed byMilburn Morante
Written by
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Starring
CinematographyJack Young
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1926 (1926-06-06)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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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.

Cast

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  • Pete Morrison as Johnny Bowers
  • Barbara Starr as Evelyn Grant
  • Frank Norcross as Jeremiah Grant
  • Bruce Gordon as Howard Breen
  • Elmer Dewey as Silas Peele
  • Jane Arden as Flossie Lane
  • Tex Young as Manuel Estrada

References

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  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, 33 (14), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1523, retrieved April 15, 2023   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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