The Secret of Convict Lake

Jul 29, 1951

1h 23m

★ 6.6

6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws !

Overview

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Jim Canfield

Glenn Ford

Marcia Stoddard

Gene Tierney

Johnny Greer

Zachary Scott

Rachel Schaeffer

Ann Dvorak

Granny

Ethel Barrymore

Edward "Limey" Cockerell

Cyril Cusack

Clyde Maxwell

Richard Hylton

Barbara Purcell

Barbara Bates

Susan Haggerty

Helen Westcott

Harriet Purcell

Jeanette Nolan

Mary Fancher

Ruth Donnelly

Rudy Schaeffer

Harry Carter

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