The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
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.
Director:
Michael Gordon
Writer:
Oscar Saul
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Glenn Ford as Jim Canfield |
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Gene Tierney as Marcia Stoddard |
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Zachary Scott as Johnny Greer |
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Ann Dvorak as Rachel Schaeffer |
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Ethel Barrymore as Granny |
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Cyril Cusack as Edward "Limey" Cockerell |
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Richard Hylton as Clyde Maxwell |
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Barbara Bates as Barbara Purcell |
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Helen Westcott as Susan Haggerty |
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Jeanette Nolan as Harriet Purcell |
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Ruth Donnelly as Mary Fancher |
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Harry Carter as Rudy Schaeffer |
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Mary Carroll as Millie Gower (uncredited) |
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Charles Flynn as Steve Gower (uncredited) |
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Raymond Greenleaf as Tom Fancher (uncredited) |
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Jack Lambert as Matt Anderson (uncredited) |
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William F. Leicester as Luke Haggerty (uncredited) |
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Tom London as Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Dale Robertson as Narrator (Voice) (uncredited) |
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Houseley Stevenson as Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited) |
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Bernard Szold as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Ray Teal as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Jack Purcell (uncredited) |
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Forrest Burns as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Pat Combs as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Frances Endfield as Tess (uncredited) |
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Danny Fisher as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Tom Hawthorne as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Sandee Marriott as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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John Marshall as Bartender (uncredited) |
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David Post as Mike Fancher (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Gordon | Director |
| Sound | Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Writing | Anna Hunger | Story |
| Writing | Jack Pollexfen | Story |
| Writing | Victor Trivas | Adaptation |
| Art | Richard Irvine | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Production | Frank P. Rosenberg | Producer |
| Writing | Oscar Saul | Screenplay |
| Crew | Harold Clifton | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Ben Hecht | Additional Writing |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Arthur von Kirbach | Sound |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Art | William Beattie | Greensman |
| Art | M. Duke Abrahams | Props |
| Directing | Howard B. Chapman | Assistant Director |
| Production | Abe Steinberg | Unit Manager |
| Production | R.L. Hough | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Art | Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Ben Chapman | Assistant Director |