Escape from Broadmoor is a 1948 British short film featuring John Le Mesurier, in one of his earliest screen appearances. He plays Pendicost, a man escaped from an asylum, whom police are hunting down.[1] The title is a reference to Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Crowthorne, Berkshire. It was the last film appearance of Victoria Hopper who had been a prominent leading lady in the 1930s.
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Produced by | Harry Reynolds |
| Starring | John Stuart Victoria Hopper John Le Mesurier |
| Cinematography | Cyril Bristow |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (British) |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAn insane killer escapes from Broadmoor Hospital, and returns to the scene of a decade old crime, where the ghost of a servant girl he killed is bent on revenge.
Cast
edit- John Stuart as Inspector Thornton[2]
- Victoria Hopper as Susan[2]
- John Le Mesurier as Pendicost[2]
- Frank Hawkins as Roger Trent[2]
- Tony Doonan as Jenkins[2]
- Gillie Fenwick as Sandy
References
edit- ^ "Escape from Broadmoor". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d e "Escape from Broadmoor: Cast & Crew". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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