Escape in the Desert (1945)
1h 19m
Running Time
May 1, 1945Release Date
Escape in the Desert (1945)
1h 19m
Running Time
May 1, 1945Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Escaped Nazi POWs hold the denizens of a California resort hostage.
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Cast & Crew.
Jean Sullivan
Jane
Philip Dorn
Philip Artveld
Irene Manning
Lora Tedder
Helmut Dantine
Capt. Becker
Alan Hale
Dr. Orville Tedder
Samuel S. Hinds
Gramp
Bill Kennedy
Hank Albright
Kurt Kreuger
Lt. Von Kleist
Rudolph Anders
Hoffman
Hans Schumm
Klaus
Blayney Lewis
Danny
Edward A. Blatt
Director
Robert E. Sherwood
Theatre Play
Marvin Borowsky
Adaptation
Thomas Job
Screenplay
Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter
Details.
Release DateMay 1, 1945
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
prison
motel
propaganda
diner
yankee
nazism
pacific ocean
Wiki.
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. The opening credits say that Escape in the Desert is adapted “from a play by Robert E Sherwood” without identifying the work: The Petrified Forest. Warner Bros. had adapted Sherwood's play for the screen in 1936.