Escape Route (1952)
1h 18m | PG-13
When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
Director: Seymour Friedman
Studio: Banner Films Ltd.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Video: 720p
Cast
George Raft
as Steve Rossi
Sally Gray
as Joan Miller
Clifford Evans
as Michael Grand
Reginald Tate
as Colonel Wilkes
Patricia Laffan
as Irma Brookes
Frederick Piper
as Inspector Reid
Reviews
This is actually quite a reasonably paced little cold war thriller. It sees FBI man George Raft ("Rossi") and his British counterpart "Sally" (Joan Miller) seek to get to the bottom of a mystery involving the disappearance of several high-level nuclear scientists. The plot is pretty procedural; it is clear from early on whom the perpetrator is, but their pursuit of him and of his captives is quite well produced, scripted and though maybe it does lack much of any sense of peril, it is still an enjoyable enough afternoon feature that proves Raft had some degree of versatility. You are unlikely to recall it afterwards, but it does it's job for 80 minutes.