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Port of Escape

Port of Escape

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Port of Escape

1956

1h 16m

6.0(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.

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10 featured cast members

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Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Anne Stirling

John McCallum

John McCallum

Mitch Gillis

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Dinty Missouri

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Rosalie Watchett

Wendy Danielli

Daphne Stirling

Hugh Pryse

Hugh Pryse

Skinner

Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

Inspector Levins

Ewan Roberts

Ewan Roberts

Sergeant Rutherford

Gerald Andersen

Det. Sgt. Shafto (as Gerald Anderson)

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Det. Sgt. Crawford

Creative team

Directed by: Anthony Young
Written by: Anthony Young
Barbara S. Harper
Produced by: Lance Comfort

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