The Secret of Convict Lake
In 1871 a convict escapes, with other prisoners, to kill the man that framed him, but has second thoughts after meeting the man's beautiful future wife.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Released
- 1951
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1951
Storyline
In 1871 a convict escapes, with other prisoners, to kill the man that framed him, but has second thoughts after meeting the man's beautiful future wife.
Top credits
Glenn Ford ā Jim Canfield
Gene Tierney ā Marcia Stoddard
Ethel Barrymore ā Granny
Zachary Scott ā Johnny Greer
Did you know
ā¢ Although the story is fictional, it is inspired by a real incident in which a posse from a California town had a shoot-out with convicts escaped from the Carson City prison. Convict Lake is a real place in California, named after the incident.
ā¢ In his memoir, Glenn Ford's son says his father spoke very warmly about working with Gene Tierney and Ethel Barrymore, who kept morale high with her dry humour. However, Ford had a painful viral infection in his left-eye, which meant that he had to wear an eyepatch between takes.
ā¢ Final film of Ann Dvorak.
User reviews
Far better than most westerns because it is so unusual.
Effective Western with a fine cast
THE SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE (Michael Gordon, 1951) ***
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
