13 Jun 1941
The Get-Away
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
Rio
Exiles From Life...Fugitives From Love
Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when he is arrested for the crimes of forgery and embezzlement and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America.
Top Billed Cast
Basil Rathbone Paul Reynard
Victor McLaglen Dirk
Sigrid Gurie Irene Reynard
Robert Cummings Bill Gregory
Leo Carrillo Roberto
Billy Gilbert Manuelo
Maurice Moscovitch Old Convict
Irving Bacon 'Mushy'
Samuel S. Hinds Lamartine
Irving Pichel Rocco
Ferike Boros Maria (as Ferika Boras)
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