Escape in the Desert

Escape in the Desert
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward A. Blatt
Screenplay byMarvin Borowsky
Thomas Job
Produced byAlex Gottlieb
StarringJean Sullivan
Philip Dorn
Irene Manning
Helmut Dantine
Alan Hale, Sr.
Samuel S. Hinds
CinematographyRobert Burks
Edited byOwen Marks
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • May 1, 1945 (1945-05-01)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Escape in the Desert is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 1, 1945.[1][2] The opening credits say that Escape in the Desert is adapted “from a play by Robert E Sherwood” without identifying the work: The Petrified Forest. Warner Bros. had adapted Sherwood's play for the screen in 1936.

  1. ^ "Escape in the Desert (1945) – Overview". TCM.com. 1945-05-11. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1945-05-12). "Movie Review – The Bullfighters – The Screen; 'Escape in the Desert' New Attraction at Strand". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.