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Gaol Break (1936)

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Film details

Featuring

Ralph Ince Elliot Mason Pat Fitzpatrick
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1936
Genre

Crime
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Gaolbreak Alternative
Bill and Son Alternative

Synopsis

Jim Oakley hears in prison that his son is to be made a substitute by a gang for a rich American family's son who was kidnapped years back. He breaks jail to rescue his son but after seeing how happy his son will be with the family, he renounces his claim to boy and returns to finish his sentence in jail.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Jim Oakley
    
    Ralph Ince
  - Euphie
    
    Elliot Mason
  - Mickie Oakley
    
    Pat Fitzpatrick
  - Dr Walter Merian
    
    Basil Gill
  - Duke
    
    Raymond Lovell
  - Daisy Oakley
    
    Lorna Hubbard
  - Louie
    
    Roy Findlay
  - Paul Kendall
    
    Desmond Roberts
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Ralph Ince
  - Production Company
    
    Warner Brothers First National Productions
  - Producer
    
    Irving Asher
  - Script
    
    Michael Barringer
  - Photography
    
    Basil Emmott
  - Studio
    
    Teddington Studios

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