Escape in the Desert

Escape in the Desert
Escape in the Desert
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edward A. Blatt
Screenplay by	Marvin Borowsky; Thomas Job
Produced by	Alex Gottlieb
Starring	Jean Sullivan; Philip Dorn; Irene Manning; Helmut Dantine; Alan Hale, Sr.; Samuel S. Hinds
Cinematography	Robert Burks
Edited by	Owen Marks
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 1, 1945;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Escape in the Desert is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 1, 1945.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The action takes place in the southwestern United States late in World War II. Four POWs from Nazi Germany escape American custody and eventually wind up taking over a small gas station/hotel in the desert. They plan to obtain a fueled-up vehicle and flee the country. A Dutch military pilot traveling through America on his way to fight in the Pacific is mistaken by some locals as one of the Nazis. Eventually, however, he helps lead the resistance against the Germans.

The setting, some of the characters and a few plot elements are reminiscent of the 1936 film The Petrified Forest. But while Escape in the Desert has occasionally been called a "remake" of the earlier film, the two are in essence very different. The two main male characters are nothing like those in The Petrified Forest, and their conflict is also dissimilar. Critics at the time noticed the superficial resemblance to the earlier film, but described Escape in the desert as basically an action picture, a sort of updated Western with Nazis as the villains.

Cast

Jean Sullivan as Jane
Philip Dorn as Philip Artveld
Irene Manning as Lora Tedder
Helmut Dantine as Capt. Becker
Alan Hale, Sr. as Dr. Orville Tedder
Samuel S. Hinds as Gramp
Bill Kennedy as Hank Albright
Kurt Kreuger as Lt. Von Kleist
Rudolph Anders as Hoffman
Hans Schumm as Klaus
Blayney Lewis as Danny

References

^ "Escape in the Desert (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. 1945-05-11. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
^ Crowther, Bosley (1945-05-12). "Movie Review - The Bullfighters - THE SCREEN; 'Escape in the Desert' New Attraction at Strand- 'Bullfighters,' Laurel and Hardy, at the Rialto At the Rialto". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

External links

Escape in the Desert at IMDb

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[1] "Escape in the Desert (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. 1945-05-11. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

[2] Crowther, Bosley (1945-05-12). "Movie Review - The Bullfighters - THE SCREEN; 'Escape in the Desert' New Attraction at Strand- 'Bullfighters,' Laurel and Hardy, at the Rialto At the Rialto". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

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