ANGLO-AMERICAN FILM NOW READY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 992, 7 June 1930, Page 27

ANGLO-AMERICAN FILM NOW READY

■HAT promises to be a shows,” and the very first of its kind in the world of dramatic talking film attractions, is the coming’ release of “Escape,” by Radio Pictures. “Escape” is the first of the Anglo-American films to be made under the banner of R.K.O. and known as an Associated Radio picture. It lias gone into production in Great Britain under the direction of Basil Dean.

According to Joseph I. Schnitzer, president of Radio Pictures, the talking film version of John Galsworthy’s famous play is to contain the vex’y cream of English acting talent and its production values are to equal in opulence the costly cast assembled.

Mr. Schnitzer announces for “Escape” the following: Sir Gerald Du Maurier, as Mat Denant; Mabel Poulton, as Girl of the Town: lan Hunter, as Plain Clothes Man; George Curson, as First Policeman; Gordon

Marker, as Fellow Convict; Raymond Massey, and 11. St. Barbe West, as the Two Wardens; Edna Best, as The Shingled Lady; Phyllis Konstam, as the Maid at the Inn; Lawrence Hanray, as Shopkeeper; Margaret Yarde, as Stout Woman; Jean Cadell, as Spinster; Eric Cowley, as Man in Plus Fours; Neil Bruce, as Third Devonshire Constable; David Hawthorne, as Fourth Constable; Neil Porter, as First Labourer; Lawrence Bascombe, Lewis Casson, Anna Casson, Madeline Carroll, Austin Trevor, Miles Malleson, Felix Aylmer and Edward Fitzclarence.

“Escape” is the first of the AngloAmerican films to be made under the Radio Pictures banner and known as an Associated Radio picture.

It represents Radio Pictures’ move to take advantage of the rich supply of English story and acting material and is the result of an international co-operation plan whereby Radio Pictures scenario, technique and supervisory genius can be applied to British production. Tile Galsworthy drama was selected as the first of the product iocs to be

made by Associated Radio Pictures because of its proven dramatic qualities and the noteworthy success which it has enjoyed on the stage. “Escape” was produced in August, 1926, in London. It ran there for nearly a year. Taken to America by Winthrop Ames in October, 1927, it played throughout the season at the Booth Theatre, New York, with Leslie Howard in the