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Escape from San Quentin
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Escape from San Quentin

Sep 1, 1957
1h 21m
★ 6.0

The Inside Story Behind the Most Amazing Crash-Out in Crime Annals!

Overview

Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing to lose. Gruber intends to get his robbery loot, which his father, Curly, has successfully hidden from the law. After commandeering a plane, they double-cross Graham, who assembles his gang to get revenge - and Gruber's loot. Meanwhile, Gilbert falls in love with Robbie, his ex-wife’s sister. Through Robbie’s influence, Gilbert decides to go straight, but his cohorts aren’t quite so willing to reform.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Clover Productions
Columbia Pictures

Cast

Johnny Desmond

Mike Gilbert

Johnny Desmond

Richard Devon

Roy Gruber

Richard Devon

Roy Engel

Hap

Roy Engel

Ken Christy

Curly Gruber

Ken Christy

William Bryant

Richie

William Bryant

Merry Anders

Robbie

Merry Anders

Larry J. Blake

Hap's Lead Henchman

Larry J. Blake

Paul Bryar

Mr. Lang

Paul Bryar

Don Devlin

Undetermined Role [IMDb name: "Piggy"]

Don Devlin

Dean Fredericks

Hap's Henchman Jerry

Dean Fredericks

Victor Millan

Lawyer Mendez

Victor Millan

Peggy Maley

Georgia Gilbert

Peggy Maley

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