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| ⚫ | '''Escape from Broadmoor''' |
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| name = Escape from Broadmoor |
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| image = "Escape_from_Broadmoor"_(1948_film).jpg |
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| director = [[John Gilling]] |
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| producer = Harry Reynolds |
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| starring = [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]]<br>[[Victoria Hopper]]<br>[[John Le Mesurier]] |
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| cinematography = [[Cyril Bristow]] |
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| editing = [[Maurice Rootes]] |
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| distributor = Grand National Pictures (British) |
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| released = {{Film date|1948|12}} |
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| runtime = 38 minutes |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| language = English |
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| ⚫ | '''''Escape from Broadmoor''''' is a 1948 British [[short film]] featuring [[John Le Mesurier]], in one of his earliest screen appearances. He plays Pendicost, a man escaped from an asylum, whom police are hunting down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354553/|title = Escape from Broadmoor|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> The title is a reference to [[Broadmoor Hospital|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. |
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==Plot== |
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An insane killer escapes from Broadmoor Hospital, and returns to the scene of a decade old crime, where the ghost of a servant girl he killed is bent on revenge. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]] as Inspector Thornton<ref name=msn>{{cite web | title=Escape from Broadmoor: Cast & Crew | url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-cast-and-crew/escape-from-broadmoor/ | publisher=Microsoft | accessdate=11 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124602/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-cast-and-crew/escape-from-broadmoor/ | archive-date=13 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Victoria Hopper]] as Susan<ref name=msn/> |
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* [[John Le Mesurier]] as Pendicost<ref name=msn/> |
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* Frank Hawkins as Roger Trent<ref name=msn/> |
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* Tony Doonan as Jenkins<ref name=msn/> |
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* Gillie Fenwick as Sandy |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|0354553|Escape from Broadmoor}} |
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{{John Gilling}} |
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[[Category:1948 films]] |
[[Category:1948 films]] |
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[[Category:short films]] |
[[Category:British drama short films]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by John Gilling]] |
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[[Category:Films set in psychiatric hospitals]] |
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[[Category:British black-and-white films]] |
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[[Category:1948 drama films]] |
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[[Category:1940s English-language films]] |
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[[Category:1940s British films]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 6 May 2024
| 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 (British) |
Release date |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Escape from Broadmoor is a 1948 British short film featuring John Le Mesurier, in one of his earliest screen appearances. He plays Pendicost, a man escaped from an asylum, whom 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.
Plot[edit]
An insane killer escapes from Broadmoor Hospital, and returns to the scene of a decade old crime, where the ghost of a servant girl he killed is bent on revenge.
Cast[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Escape from Broadmoor". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d e "Escape from Broadmoor: Cast & Crew". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links[edit]
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