Devil's Canyon (1953)

Ex-marshal Billy Reynolds, sent to state prison for killing two men in self defense, learns that killer Jessie Gorman, brother of the two men Billy shot, is in the same prison and vows ... See full summary »

Director:

Alfred L. Werker

Writers:

Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (screenplay), Harry Essex (adaptation),

Stars:

Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson, Stephen McNally

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Virginia Mayo	...	Abby Nixon
Dale Robertson	...	Billy Reynolds
Stephen McNally	...	Jessie Gorman
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Frank Taggert
Robert Keith	...	Warden Steve Morgan
Jay C. Flippen	...	Guard Captain Jack Wells
George J. Lewis	...	Colonel Jorge Gomez, Convict
Whit Bissell	...	Virgil Gates
Morris Ankrum	...	Ed, the Sheriff
James Bell	...	Dr. Betts
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Red (as William Phillips)
Earl Holliman	...	Joe
Irving Bacon	...	Old Guard

Storyline

Ex-marshal Billy Reynolds, sent to state prison for killing two men in self defense, learns that killer Jessie Gorman, brother of the two men Billy shot, is in the same prison and vows revenge. Complicating matters further is the incarceration of Gorman's girlfriend Abby who helps Gorman plan an escape while at the same time is unsuccessful hiding her feelings for Reynolds.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | revenge | jailbreak | street shootout | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Taglines:

EVERY SAVAGE THRILL...EVERY SCORCHING SCENE...REAL AS FLESH! IN 3-D (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hölle der Gefangenen

Filming Locations:

Cortaro, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

3 Channel Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Virgil Gates: You know, that's pretty good stew as stew goes around here. Of course, I wish old Cookie would stay out of it with his feet when he's mixin' it up.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits: Arizona Territory in 1897 was the last of the old frontier. The story we are about to tell is well known to historians. Names have been changed but the lust and brutality, the love and sacrifice of the people involved remain unchanged. The woman outlaw and her lovers belong now to folklore - - in 1897 they lived.

User Reviews

It's between Virginia Mayo's legs

500 desperate men and only one woman .....as the trailer breathlessly tells us from the lusting voice over, panting away at that idea in this Howard Hughes tailored RKO prison scenario....the idea that there are 500 horny desperate convict loonies punching it out to be the..er...... rider up DEVIL'S CANYON' is just too obvious for me. Arthur Hunnicut who must have been the representative for the 'dirty ol man hillbilly' section of this bumpkin intended audience jumped ship from THE FRENCH LINE to chew his face and mouth spittle led asides about anyone and everything in this possible combo of what would be PAPILLON and THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND. No wonder poor RKO was on the skids....and if all else fails, there is always VIRGINIA MAYO-NOSE to make word jokes about.