Port of Escape (1956)

Director:

Anthony Young

Writers:

Barbara S. Harper (screenplay)
Barbara S. Harper (story)
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Genre:

Crime

Cast

Googie Withers	...	Anne Stirling
John McCallum	...	Mitchell Gillie
Bill Kerr	...	Dinty Missouri
Joan Hickson	...	Rosalie Watchett
Wendy Danielli	...	Daphne Stirling
Hugh Pryse	...	Skinner
Alexander Gauge	...	Inspector Levins
Ingeborg von Kusserow	...	Lucy (as Ingeborg Wells)
Ewan Roberts	...	Sergeant Rutherford
Gerald Anderson
Basil Dignam
Carl Jaffe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Bruce	...	(uncredited)
Cameron Hall	...	(uncredited)
Simon Lack	...	(uncredited)
Jack Lester	...	(uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn	...	(uncredited)
Norman Pierce	...	(uncredited)
Doug Robinson	...	(uncredited)
George Rose	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Young		(as Tony Young)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Barbara S. Harper		screenplay
Barbara S. Harper		story "Safe Harbour"
Abby Mann		additional scenes
Anthony Young		screenplay (as Tony Young)

Produced by
Lance Comfort	....	producer

Original Music by
Bretton Byrd

Cinematography by
Phil Grindrod		(as Philip Grindrod)

Film Editing by
Peter Pitt

Art Direction by
Don Russell

Production Management
Peter Dixon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Pavitt	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Martin McLean	....	sound recordist
Clifford Sandall	....	sound recordist (as Cliff Sandall)

Editorial Department
John Pomeroy	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Bretton Byrd	....	conductor

Other crew
Barbara Wainwright	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Wellington

Distributors

• Renown Pictures Corporation

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Wellington

Dark thriller

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Two American sailors are given the toss from a ship after it docks in London. They hit the waterfront dives for a few drinks and end up in a fight with a local hard-case. The local gets stabbed to death and the two sailors beat the feet. They board a dockside houseboat and take hostage the three women who live aboard. The two need a place to lay low for a few days. After that they plan to steal a small boat and head down river. With any luck they can sign on another ship and make their escape to the States. A gun to the back of the head convinces the women to behave themselves when the police come by on their search. Of course their plans come unglued resulting in the death of one and the capture of the other sailor. John McCullum and Bill Kerr play the sailors while Googie Withers, Wendy Danlelli and Joan Hickson are the women. Some great camera work of London's seedy docks give the film a dark almost menacing feel. A decent middle of the road British thriller.

Gord