You Can't Escape Forever

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You Can't Escape Forever

1942

1h 17m

5.4(5 votes)

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Overview

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.

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39 members

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George Brent

Steve Mitchell

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Brenda Marshall

Laurie Abbott

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Gene Lockhart

Carl Robelink

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Roscoe Karns

'Mac' McTurk

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Eduardo Ciannelli

Boss Greer

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Paul Harvey

Major Turner

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Edith Barrett

Madame Lucille

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Erville Alderson

Mr. Crowder (uncredited)

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Ernie Alexander

Roy - Bridegroom (uncredited)

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Jean Ames

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Jack Carr

No-Neck, Greer's Henchman (uncredited)

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Peggy Carson

Ruby - Bride (uncredited)

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Joseph Crehan

Warden (uncredited)

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Don DeFore

Davis - Reporter (uncredited)

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Kay Deslys

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

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Peggy Diggins

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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John Dilson

Pop (uncredited)

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Joe Downing

Varney (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

Mame (uncredited)

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Tom Dugan

Prison Trusty (uncredited)

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Lorna Dunn

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Bill Edwards

Cassidy (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Meeker (uncredited)

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Jim Farley

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

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Frank Ferguson

Coroner (uncredited)

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Mary Field

Kirsty Lundstrom (uncredited)

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Michael Gaddis

Male Attendant (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Seated at Lonesome Club (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)

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Charles Halton

Charley Gates (uncredited)

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Kenneth Harlan

Fingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Harry Hayden

Judge Hardaker (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Dancer at Lonesome Club (uncredited)

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William Hopper

Soldier (uncredited)

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Olin Howland

Cemetery Organist (uncredited)

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Bud Jamison

Villa Gloria Bartender (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Villa Gloria Headwaiter (uncredited)

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George Meeker

Cummings - Greer's Lawyer (uncredited)

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You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

Overview

Links & Resources

Production Companies

Cast & Crew

George Brent

Brenda Marshall

Gene Lockhart

Roscoe Karns

Eduardo Ciannelli

Paul Harvey

Edith Barrett

Erville Alderson

Ernie Alexander

Jean Ames

Jack Carr

Peggy Carson

Joseph Crehan

Don DeFore

Kay Deslys

Peggy Diggins

John Dilson

Joe Downing

Florence Dudley

Tom Dugan

Lorna Dunn

Bill Edwards

Dick Elliott

Jim Farley

Frank Ferguson

Mary Field

Michael Gaddis

Sol Gorss

Creighton Hale

Charles Halton

Kenneth Harlan

Eddie Hart

Harry Hayden

Stuart Holmes

William Hopper

Olin Howland

Bud Jamison

Eddie Kane

George Meeker

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Doomed to Die

Five Miles to Midnight

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The Life of David Gale

The Accidental Spy

The Zodiac

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Zodiac

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Shutter Island