Escape Me Never

1947
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1h 44m

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Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, and Eleanor Parker in Escape Me Never (1947)

Errol Flynn stars as Sebastian Dubrok, a penniless composer who marries a young widow with a baby son, although he is in love with his brother's fiancée.Errol Flynn stars as Sebastian Dubrok, a penniless composer who marries a young widow with a baby son, although he is in love with his brother's fiancée.Errol Flynn stars as Sebastian Dubrok, a penniless composer who marries a young widow with a baby son, although he is in love with his brother's fiancée.

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6.0/10

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Trivia
Errol Flynn and Ida Lupino were friends since childhood. She is quoted as saying, "I loved Errol Flynn, who was one of my dear, dear, dear friends. He was just marvelous. Fun and well, a very kind person, very sensitive." She called Flynn "The Baron," while he called her "Little Scout".

Goofs
When Gemma walks back into the room after threatening to jump into the canal, a moving shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the wall above and behind her.

Quotes
Gemma Smith: Loving you is the most awful thing that has ever happened to me.
Sebastian Dubrok: Is it?
Gemma Smith: Yes, it is.
Sebastian Dubrok: Perhaps you're right. Maybe you do deserve a better man.
Gemma Smith: But I don't want a better man, Sebastian. I just want you.

Connections
Featured in Ballets Russes (2005)

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Santa Lucia
Traditional Neapolitan song, with Italian lyrics written by Teodoro Cottrau

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5/10

Not that great of a romance

Escape Me Never is a remake of the 1935 version that earned Elisabeth Bergner both an Oscar and Rag nomination for Best Actress. The movies are so similar, I can't really figure out why Hollywood decided to remake it at all. And even though Errol Flynn is gorgeous and has an additive screen presence, he's not particularly likable in this one.

Ida Lupino starts the movie off being a real pill, and she barely gets any better. She pretends to be a schoolgirl, sneaks into a guided tour of a wealthy family's estate, snoops around in rooms she shouldn't, and when she gets caught, she throws a temper tantrum and insists on telling her entire life story to the wealthy family all while getting a free meal, which was her main objective anyway. She creates a huge misunderstanding and breaks up Gig Young's relationship with the wealthy, classy Eleanor Parker, because Eleanor's parents think Gig has fathered Ida's baby. In truth, Gigs brother Errol Flynn is living with Ida, even though he's not the father and has no real feelings for her. Then, when the trio goes on a quest to win Eleanor back, Errol wins her heart instead. Talk about a complicated love triangle!

This isn't the worst movie, and it has a classically dramatic storyline that's usually only found in old films. If you like needlessly dramatic plot points and unlikable, implausible romances, you can give this one a shot.