Summary
The Secret of Convict Lake is an American western first released in 1951,
directed by Michael Gordon.
The film stars Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Zachary Scott and Ann Dvorak.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Michael Gordon
- Script: Ben Hecht, Anna Hunger, Jack Pollexfen, Oscar Saul, Victor Trivas
- Photo: Leo Tover
- Music: Sol Kaplan
- Cast: Glenn Ford (Jim Canfield), Gene Tierney (Marcia Stoddard), Ethel Barrymore (Granny), Zachary Scott (Johnny Greer), Ann Dvorak (Rachel Shaeffer), Barbara Bates (Barbara Purcell), Cyril Cusack (Edward ’Limey’ Cockerell), Richard Hylton (Clyde Maxwell), Helen Westcott (Susan Haggerty), Jeanette Nolan (Harriet Purcell), Ruth Donnelly (Mary), Harry Carter (Rudy Shaeffer), Mary Carroll (Millie Gower), Frances Endfield (Tess), Charles Flynn, Raymond Greenleaf (Tom Fancher), Jack Lambert (Matt Anderson), William F. Leicester (Luke Haggerty), Tom London (Jerry), David Post (Mike Fancher), Dale Robertson (Narrator), Houseley Stevenson (Pawnee Sam), Bernard Szold (Bartender), Ray Teal (Sheriff Cromwell), Max Wagner (Jack Purcell)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 83 min; B&W
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