The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
July 29, 1951
Western
1h 23m


6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws !
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Michael Gordon
- 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
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Keywords
- california
- snowstorm
- prison escape
- sierra nevada
- escaped convict
- 19th century