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There Is No Escape
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Wikipedia article
'There is No Escape', also known as 'The Dark Road' and 'The Thurston Story', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films.
It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film.
The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Thurston, who appeared in the cast as a character based on himself. Thurston was famous for his numerous escapes from prison, 5 times in 15 years. He was released from prison in October 1946.
The film had trouble with the British censors who thought the film glamorised a real life criminal. Thurston had to be billed as "Charles Stuart."
James Carreras said, "The picture already has official police approval. I
have done everything to show that crime is a mug's game. Thurston is the only non-professional actor in the film. All he asked was 10 a week to cover expenses. At the end of the film he turns to the audience and tells them that a criminal life just isn't worth the candle, especially when guns are brought into crime. He made such a good job of the picture that I had him listed for a racing story on his merits as an actor. That plan will now have to be shelved."
The film was shot at Marylebone Studios.
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