The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
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- Approved
- 1h 23min
- Drama, Western
- 08 Sep 1951 (Sweden)
- Movie
In 1871 a convict escapes, with other prisoners, to kill the man that framed him, but has second thoughts after meeting the man's beautiful future wife.
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| Glenn Ford | ... |
Jim Canfield
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| Gene Tierney | ... |
Marcia Stoddard
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| Ethel Barrymore | ... |
Granny
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| Zachary Scott | ... |
Johnny Greer
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| Ann Dvorak | ... |
Rachel Schaeffer
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| Barbara Bates | ... |
Barbara Purcell
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| Cyril Cusack | ... |
Edward 'Limey' Cockerell
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| Richard Hylton | ... |
Clyde Maxwell
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| Helen Westcott | ... |
Susan Haggerty
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| Jeanette Nolan | ... |
Harriet Purcell
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| Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Mary Fancher
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| Harry Carter | ... |
Rudy Schaeffer
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| Forest Burns | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mary Carroll | ... |
Millie Gower (uncredited)
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Pat Combs | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frances Endfield | ... |
Tess (uncredited)
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Danny Fisher | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Charles Flynn | ... |
Steve Gower (uncredited)
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| Raymond Greenleaf | ... |
Tom Fancher (uncredited)
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Tom Hawthorne | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Jack Lambert | ... |
Matt Anderson (uncredited)
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William F. Leicester | ... |
Luke Haggerty (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
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Sandee Marriott | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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John Marshall | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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David Post | ... |
Mike Fancher (uncredited)
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| Dale Robertson | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Houseley Stevenson | ... |
Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)
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Bernard Szold | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
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| Max Wagner | ... |
Jack Purcell (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Gordon | ||
Written by
| Oscar Saul | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Victor Trivas | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Anna Hunger | ... | (story) & |
| Jack Pollexfen | ... | (story) & |
| Ben Hecht | ... | (contributing writer) |
Produced by
| Frank P. Rosenberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sol Kaplan | ||
Cinematography by
| Leo Tover | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| James B. Clark | ||
Art Direction by
| Richard Irvine | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ||
| Fred J. Rode | ||
Costume Design by
| Edward Stevenson | ||
Makeup Department
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| R.L. Hough | ... | assistant production manager (uncredited) |
| Abe Steinberg | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ben Chapman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Howard B. Chapman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| M. Duke Abrahams | ... | props (uncredited) |
| William Beattie | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
| Arthur von Kirbach | ... | sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach) |
Visual Effects by
| Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
Music Department
| Lionel Newman | ... | musical director |
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
| Earle Hagen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Bernard Mayers | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harold Clifton | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1952) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Centfox-Film (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Canale 5 (1989) (Italy) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- YouTube (United States) (video) (streaming)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jim Canfield, convicted of a crime he did not commit, escapes a Nevada prison with several hardened criminals. He leads them to the small farming community home of the man who not only framed him, but committed the crime. But Jim's plans for revenge are put on hold when he discovers that the local men have all joined the posse in the convict's pursuit, leaving their women behind. He soon becomes attracted to the beautiful and resourceful Marcia, who turns out to be the fiance of the man who framed him. Can Jim protect the women from his less-civilized comrades, fall under Marcia's humanizing influence and still maintain his murderous resolve?
Written by Chris Stone |
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| Taglines | 6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although the story is fictional, it is inspired by a real incident in which a posse from a California town had a shoot-out with convicts escaped from the Carson City prison. Convict Lake is a real place in California, named after the incident. See more » |
| Goofs | In the beginning when the convicts make their way into the village of Lake Monte Diablo, Granny grabs a 45/70 single shot rifle from the wall and hands it to Marcia to cover the men. When the women go outside to meet the men, Marcia points the rifle at the men & warns them. As she raises the rifle, Marcia is now holding a Henry lever action repeating rifle. See more » |
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Jim Canfield:
No decent human being can kill a person in cold blood. Marcia Stoddard: Start any trouble and you'll find out different. See more » |