Prison Breaker

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Prison Breaker
Directed byAdrian Brunel
Written byEdgar Wallace (novel)
Frank Witty
Produced byGeorge Smith
StarringJames Mason
Marguerite Allan
Wally Patch
Andrews Engelmann
CinematographyGeorge Stretton
Production
company
George Smith Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
February 1936
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Prison Breaker is a 1936 British crime drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring James Mason, Wally Patch, Marguerite Allan and George Merritt. The film was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace; its plot concerns a British secret service agent who falls in love with the daughter of a criminal.

Premise[]

A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soon after becoming involved with her father finds himself in prison facing a charge of manslaughter.[1]

Cast[]

  • James Mason as 'Bunny' Barnes
  • Marguerite Allan as Veronica
  • Wally Patch as Villars
  • Andrews Engelmann as Stiegelman
  • Ian Fleming as Stephen Shand
  • George Merritt as Goldring
  • Vincent Holman as Jackman
  • Tarva Penna as Macallum
  • Aubrey Mallalieu as Sir Douglas Mergin
  • Neville Brook as Lord Beldam
  • Andreas Malandrinos as Supello

References[]

External links[]

Prison Breaker at IMDb

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