The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951 · 83 min · EN · NR · 6.6 (24 votes)
Dir. Michael Gordon · Starring Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Zachary Scott, Ann Dvorak, Ethel Barrymore, Cyril Cusack · Music Sol Kaplan

6 women at the mercy of the west's most dangerous outlaws !

Western

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.

VIBE

A stark, unforgiving Western where desperation breeds paranoia. The snowbound landscape mirrors the internal coldness of men pushed to their limits, creating a palpable sense of dread and impending doom.

tensegrittysuspensefulbleaksteadyclassic westernperiod dramaharsh realismsurvivaljusticedeceptionisolation
californiasnowstormprison escapesierra nevadaescaped convict19th century
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