The Escape (1926 film)

The Escape
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Directed by	Milburn Morante
Written by	L. V. Jefferson Frank S. Beresford
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Pete Morrison Barbara Starr (actress) Barbara Starr Frank Norcross
Cinematography	Jack Young
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 6, 1926 (1926-06-06)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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

Plot

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

• 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

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.

External links

• The Escape at IMDb