The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws !
After 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.

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Cast

Glenn Ford Glenn Ford As: Jim Canfield
Gene Tierney Gene Tierney As: Marcia Stoddard
Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore As: Granny
Zachary Scott Zachary Scott As: Johnny Greer
Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak As: Rachel Schaeffer
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Storyline

After 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.


Tagline: 6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws !
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Western

Language: English

Release Date: 29 July 1951

Country: US

Runtime: 83m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jim Canfield

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Marcia Stoddard

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

Granny

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Johnny Greer

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Rachel Schaeffer

Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Barbara Purcell

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Edward "Limey" Cockerell

Richard Hylton

Richard Hylton

Clyde Maxwell

Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott

Susan Haggerty

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Harriet Purcell

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Mary Fancher

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Rudy Schaeffer

Mary Carroll

Mary Carroll

Millie Gower (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn

Steve Gower (uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Tom Fancher (uncredited)

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Matt Anderson (uncredited)

William F. Leicester

William F. Leicester

Luke Haggerty (uncredited)

Tom London

Tom London

Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Narrator (Voice) (uncredited)

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)

Bernard Szold

Bernard Szold

Bartender (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Jack Purcell (uncredited)

Forrest Burns

Forrest Burns

Minor Role (uncredited)

Pat Combs

Pat Combs

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frances Endfield

Frances Endfield

Tess (uncredited)

Danny Fisher

Danny Fisher

Minor Role (uncredited)

Tom Hawthorne

Tom Hawthorne

Minor Role (uncredited)

Sandee Marriott

Sandee Marriott

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Marshall

John Marshall

Bartender (uncredited)

David Post

David Post

Mike Fancher (uncredited)

Directed By

Michael Gordon

Michael Gordon

Director

Howard B. Chapman

Howard B. Chapman

Assistant Director

Ben Chapman

Ben Chapman

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Frank P. Rosenberg

Frank P. Rosenberg

Producer

Abe Steinberg

Abe Steinberg

Unit Manager

R.L. Hough

R.L. Hough

Assistant Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Edward Stevenson

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

Sound

Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan

Original Music Composer

Herbert W. Spencer

Herbert W. Spencer

Orchestrator

George Parrish

George Parrish

Orchestrator

Bernard Mayers

Bernard Mayers

Orchestrator

Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen

Orchestrator

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Lionel Newman

Lionel Newman

Music Director

Arthur von Kirbach

Arthur von Kirbach

Sound

Harry M. Leonard

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Visual Effects

Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Visual Effects

Camera

Leo Tover

Leo Tover

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Richard Irvine

Richard Irvine

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

William Beattie

William Beattie

Greensman

M. Duke Abrahams

M. Duke Abrahams

Props

Fred J. Rode

Fred J. Rode

Set Decoration

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Harold Clifton

Harold Clifton

Dialogue Coach

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Additional Writing

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