Escape from Broadmoor
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Escape from Broadmoor | |
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Directed by | John Gilling |
Produced by | Harry Reynolds |
Starring | John Stuart Victoria Hopper John Le Mesurier |
Cinematography | Cyril Bristow |
Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
Release dates
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December 1948 |
Running time
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38 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Escape from Broadmoor is a 1948 British short film starring John Le Mesurier, in one of his earliest screen appearances. He plays Pendicost, a man escaped from an asylum, who police are hunting down.[1] The title is a reference to Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Crowthorne, Berkshire. It was the last film appearance of Victoria Hopper who had been a prominent leading lady in the 1930s.
Cast
- John Stuart as Inspector Thornton[2]
- Victoria Hopper as Susan[2]
- John Le Mesurier as Pendicost[2]
- Frank Hawkins as Roger Trent[2]
- Tony Doonan as Jenkins[2]
- Gillie Fenwick as Sandy
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Escape from Broadmoor at IMDb
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