
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.

as Mike Farrough

as Christine Blaine

as John Morgan

as Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross

as Dr. Adolph Behrens

as Charles Atterbee

as Tommy Malone

as Mrs. Winslow

as Professor Mudge

as Mrs. Mudge

as Ship's Mate Penney

as Captain James P. Hollister

as Ship's Mate Jones

as Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson

as Submarine First Officer

as Submarine Radio Operator

as Ship's gunnery officer

as First Mate

as Perrin's Henchman at Dock

as Agent

as Detective

as Detective

as Sailor

as Sailor

as German Sailor

as Ship's Lookout

as Mrs. Hollister

as German Sailor

as German Sailor

as Man

as Submarine Gunner

as Sailor

as Sailor

as Submarine Commander