Escape Me Never

UK (1935): Drama

Margaret Kennedy, whose novel The Constant Nymph dealt with a musician's love for a pretty young gamin, penned a variation of the same concept in her play Escape Me Never. Elizabeth Bergner stars as Gemma Jones, an unwed mother, who is befriended by impoverished composer Sebastian Sanger (Hugh Sinclair). He marries her out of pity, but his heart belongs to Fenella (Penelope Dudley Ward), the wife of his brother Caryl (Griffith Jones). Sebastian is shaken out of his infidelity when his own wife's baby dies.

This popular British version of the story was remade by Warner Bros. in 1946, though not as well cast (Ida Lupino is not a fair exchange for Elizabeth Bergner). (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

Paul Czinner directs his wife to an Academy Award^® nomination. The cast also includes Irene Verbrugh, Lyn Harding, Leon Quartermaine and Rosalinde Fuller. Freddie Young is behind the camera, and David Lean edited the film. Scored by Sir William Walton.

· Actress 1935: Elisabeth Bergner

1 nomination