There Is No Escape
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| Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
| Produced by | Henry Halsted |
| Starring | Stanley Thurston (as "Charles Stuart") |
| Music by | John Bath |
| Cinematography | Stanley Clinton |
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Production
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Hammer Films
Marylebone Production |
| Distributed by | Exclusive Films (UK) Screen Guild Productions (US) |
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Running time
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72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £20,000[1] |
There is No Escape, also known as The Dark Road and The Thurston Story, is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films.
It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film.[2]
The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Thurston, who appeared in the cast as a character based on himself. Thurston was famous for his numerous escapes from prison, 5 times in 15 years.[3] He was released from prison in October 1946.[4][5]
The film had trouble with the British censors who thought the film glamorised a real life criminal. Thurston had to be billed as "Charles Stuart."[6][7]
James Carreras said, "The picture already has official police approval. I have done everything to show that crime is a mug's game. Thurston is the only non-professional actor in the film. All he asked was £10 a week to cover expenses. At the end of the film he turns to the audience and tells them that a criminal life just isn't worth the candle, especially when guns are brought into crime. He made such a good job of the picture that I had him listed for a racing story on his merits as an actor. That plan will now have to be shelved."[1]
The film was shot at Marylebone Studios.[8]
Cast
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- Charles Stuart as Sidney Robertson
- Joyce Linden as Anne
- Mackenzie Ward
- Patricia Hicks
- Roddy Hughes as The Chaplain
- Anthony Holles
- David Keir
- Frank Forsythe
- Rory MacDermot
- Joanna Carter
- Peter Reynolds
- Veronica Rose
- Maxine Taylor
- Michael Ripper as Andy Anderson
- Sefton Yates
- Cyril Chamberlain
- Gale Douglas
- Sydney Bromley
- Gerald Pring
- Hay Petrie
- Farnham Baxter
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). There Is No Escape at IMDb
- The Dark Road at BFI
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