
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.Status: | Released (1951-07-29) |
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Screen: | Oscar Saul, Victor Trivas, Anna Hunger |
Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 3381: Glenn Ford - Jim Canfield
- 20124: Gene Tierney - Marcia Stoddard
- 31551: Zachary Scott - Johnny Greer
- 13353: Ann Dvorak - Rachel Schaeffer
- 97777: Ethel Barrymore - Granny
- 4973: Cyril Cusack - Edward "Limey" Cockerell
- 124185: Richard Hylton - Clyde Maxwell
Crews
- 41704: Jack Pollexfen - Story - Writing
- 38250: James B. Clark - Editor - Editing
- 12279: Leo Tover - Director of Photography - Camera
- 123401: Michael Gordon - Director - Directing
- 30922: Sol Kaplan - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3358: Lyle R. Wheeler - Art Direction - Art
- 85849: Victor Trivas - Adaptation - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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The Convict Conundrum. The Secret of Convict Lake is directed by Michael Gordon and collectively written by Anna Hunger, Jack Pollexfen, Oscar Saul and Victor Trivas. It stars Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Zachary Scott, Ann Dvorak, Barbara Bates, Cyril Cusack, Richar ....
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Zachary Scott is quite menacing in this chilly tale of half a dozen escaped convicts who find themselves caught up in the wintery weather on the look out for shelter - and for $40,000! When they arrive at a remote village they discover that the men are all away and that under the imp ....
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