Always liked this one. The cast is better than usual and director Sturges really knew how to stage an action scene. Not many used the entire screen as well as John. Just recall "Bad Day at Black Rock" and "The Magnificent Seven". In the first, he uses space to isolate the town and even the characters. In the second, he does the opposite and shows groups - gunfighters, farmers and bandits - interacting yet spread all over the screen.
Also in Escape, he has a visual reprise of the actors at the end of the movie. This always made it easier for me to recognize new actors. Sturges did the same thing in his other movie with Escape in the title - "The Great Escape". Wish more movies would do this.
We deal in lead, friend.
