The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

83 mins | Western | July 29, 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.

The Secret of Convict Lake

83 mins | Western | July 29, 1951

The Secret of Convict Lake
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Secret of Convict Lake
Directors Howard B. Chapman, Ben Chapman, Michael Gordon
Writers Anna Hunger, Victor Trivas, Jack Pollexfen, Oscar Saul, Ben Hecht

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Jim Canfield

Gene Tierney

as Marcia Stoddard

Ethel Barrymore

as Granny

Zachary Scott

as Johnny Greer

Ann Dvorak

as Rachel Schaeffer

Barbara Bates

as Barbara Purcell

Cyril Cusack

as Edward "Limey" Cockerell

Richard Hylton

as Clyde Maxwell

Helen Westcott

as Susan Haggerty

Jeanette Nolan

as Harriet Purcell

Ruth Donnelly

as Mary Fancher

Harry Carter

as Rudy Schaeffer

Mary Carroll

as Millie Gower

Charles Flynn

as Steve Gower

Raymond Greenleaf

as Tom Fancher

Jack Lambert

as Matt Anderson

William F. Leicester

as Luke Haggerty

Tom London

as Jerry

Dale Robertson

as Narrator (Voice)

Houseley Stevenson

as Pawnee Sam

Bernard Szold

as Bartender

Ray Teal

as Sheriff Cromwell

Max Wagner

as Jack Purcell