Hellgate (1952 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Marquis Warren |
| Written by | John C. Champion Charles Marquis Warren |
| Produced by | John C. Champion |
| Starring | Sterling Hayden Ward Bond James Arness |
| Cinematography | Ernest W. Miller |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Distributed by | Commandeer Films Lippert Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hellgate is a 1952 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Sterling Hayden.[1][2] It was the second of three films Warren made for Robert L. Lippert as a writer/director.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]Hellgate Prison is an aptly named facility in the desert where the worst criminals are sent. Hanley, a veterinarian and former Civil War soldier, is falsely accused and convicted of a crime. He is sentenced to this hellish place.
He immediately gets on the wrong side of Voorhees, a vicious guard, and Redfield, a mean convict. Hanley will need to fight his way out, particularly when the prisoners are afflicted with an epidemic of a spreading plague.
Cast
[edit]- Sterling Hayden as Gilman S. Hanley
- Joan Leslie as Ellen Hanley
- Ward Bond as Lt. Tod Voorhees
- James Arness as George Redfield
- Peter Coe as Jumper Hall
- John Pickard as Gundy Boyd
- Robert Wilke as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
- Kyle James as Vern Brechene
- Richard Emory as Dan Mott
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hal Erickson (2009). "Hellgate". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Hellgate at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ "KIRK DOUGLAS GETS LEAD IN TWO FILMS". New York Times. June 28, 1951. ProQuest 112038676.
- ^ "FILMLAND BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 1951. ProQuest 166188976.
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