The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · 83 min
Western
★ 6.6After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent man who was jailed under false pretenses. When Canfield and his fellow fugitives reach an isolated farming settlement where the men are all away, it creates tension with the local women. Things get direr when rumors of hidden money arise, and Canfield discovers that the man who framed him is part of the community.
Crew
- Director Michael Gordon
- Screenplay Oscar Saul
- Story Jack Pollexfen
- Story Anna Hunger
- Director of Photography Leo Tover
Cast
Glenn Ford
Jim Canfield
Gene Tierney
Marcia Stoddard
Zachary Scott
Johnny Greer
Ann Dvorak
Rachel Schaeffer
Ethel Barrymore
Granny
Cyril Cusack
Edward "Limey" Cockerell
Richard Hylton
Clyde Maxwell
Barbara Bates
Barbara Purcell
Helen Westcott
Susan Haggerty
Jeanette Nolan
Harriet Purcell
Ruth Donnelly
Mary Fancher
Harry Carter
Rudy Schaeffer
Crew
- Director — Michael Gordon
- Screenplay — Oscar Saul
- Story — Jack Pollexfen
- Story — Anna Hunger
- Director of Photography — Leo Tover
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