The Escape (1939 film)

{{short description|1939 film by Ricardo Cortez}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Escape

| image = The Escape poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ricardo Cortez

| producer = Sol M. Wurtzel

| screenplay = Robert Ellis
Helen Logan

| starring = Kane Richmond
Amanda Duff
June Gale
Edward Norris
Henry Armetta
Frank Reicher

| music =

| cinematography = Edward Cronjager

| editing = Fred Allen

| studio = 20th Century Fox

| distributor = 20th Century Fox

| released = {{Film date|1939|10|6}}

| runtime = 63 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Escape is a 1939 American crime film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, June Gale, Edward Norris, Henry Armetta and Frank Reicher. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by 20th Century Fox.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74170/the-escape |title=The Escape (1939) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-10-09}}{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C00EEDC153EE23ABC4B53DFB7678382629EDE |title=Movie Review - The Escape - THE SCREEN; At the Palace |work=The New York Times |date=1939-11-03 |accessdate=2015-10-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=927 |title=The Escape |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-09}}