The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
Pat O’Brien
as Mike Farrough
Constance Bennett
as Christine Blaine
John Halliday
as John Morgan
Alan Baxter
as Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross
Erwin Kalser
as Dr. Adolph Behrens
Edgar Buchanan
as Charles Atterbee
Frank Sully
as Tommy Malone
Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Winslow
Francis Pierlot
as Professor Mudge
Jessie Busley
as Mrs. Mudge
Melville Cooper
as Ship's Mate Penney
Stanley Logan
as Captain James P. Hollister
