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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