Hellgate (1952 film)
- September 5, 1952 (1952-09-05)
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
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
- 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
- Sterling Hayden filmography
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Hellgate at IMDb
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