Escape by Night (1953)

[DB7]

Much of it is shot in a disused theatre but I don't think there's any good exterior shots, so the nearest landmark may be this church (with the Thames further back).

[SainT]

DB7, the church is:

All Saints Church
Pryors Bank
Bishops Park
Fulham
SW6 3LA

All Saints Church, Fulham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All Saints Church, Fulham - Google Maps Street View






Greg

[mariocki]

Well done Greg - another long distance location find

[DB7]

You're a fiend at this Greg. I'll have a look on streetview and see if the theatre still stands.

[darrenburnfan]

Oddly enough, while watching Escape By Night on DVD for the first time, I noticed that the block of flats where Andrew Ray's character lived in the film was the same block (Hammersfield House in Chelsea) where his character lived in The Yellow Balloon, made a year earlier. So there's a good chance that all the locations were shot in the Chelsea / Fulham area.

[SainT]

Thanks mariocki and DB7.

DB7, I think the theatre used in this film must be the Grand Theatre in Fulham, because it was opposite the All Saints Church.
The Grand Theatre was closed in 1950, and after laying empty and unused, was demolished in 1958. An office block named Redbank House was built on the site.

Cinema Treasures | Grand Theatre

Grand Theatre, Fulham - The Theatres Trust

Theatres and Halls in Fulham, London

1952 map:


1969-1970 map:



Greg

[DB7]

I think you're probably right Greg. I did wonder if the police pull up outside The Larrick and that the interiors were the bombed out Royal Court Theatre. I'll see if I can grab some other landmarks.

[christoph404]

I think its the same church that featured in "The Omen", Patrick Troughton seeks refuge there and ends up being impaled by the church tower flag pole.

[DB7]

I've managed to capture a brief shot of the exterior which confirms Greg's post.