Escape by Night

Name: Escape by Night
Director: John Gilling
Released: 1953
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Bonar Colleano, Sidney James, Andrew Ray, Simone Silva, Patrick Barr

1953

Dir. John Gilling

1h 19m

Synopsis

An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.

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John Gilling

Director

John Gilling

1912 – 1984

John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renowned for many low…

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