The Secret of Convict Lake

1951 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 550 VOTES · DIR. Michael Gordon

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,101 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:36 "On September 17th 1871."
00:06:12 Take a look at the facts.
00:10:49 It will make you feel better.
00:13:35 Where are your horses?
00:15:40 And some whiskey.
00:18:26 You want me to fix you something?
00:21:22 This blizzard won't last forever.
00:24:38 Start any trouble and you'll find out different.
00:27:24 Yes. I guess we could.
00:30:40 It's been a long time since I had a woman that slapped my face.
00:35:47 There are horses in there.
00:41:01 To get a gun.
00:43:20 It's a darn sight better than is good for any of you people.
00:45:58 He sat in the witness chair and said he saw me murder a man.
00:48:59 I was getting kindling for my Ma.
00:53:12 You are free.
00:55:15 Or to me.
00:59:10 You bloodthirsty weasel.
01:01:50 He figures they'll freeze to death up in them hills.
01:04:58 You ain't. I can tell by the way you look.
01:09:13 There's some men down there and they've all got guns.
01:15:09 Is it a posse?
01:17:09 None of us.
01:19:58 ..f-s..

Cast & Characters

Glenn Ford Jim Canfield Gene Tierney Marcia Stoddard Zachary Scott Johnny Greer Ann Dvorak Rachel Schaeffer Ethel Barrymore Granny Cyril Cusack Edward "Limey" Cockerell Richard Hylton Clyde Maxwell Barbara Bates Barbara Purcell Helen Westcott Susan Haggerty Jeanette Nolan Harriet Purcell Ruth Donnelly Mary Fancher Harry Carter Rudy Schaeffer
Mary Carroll Millie Gower (uncredited)
Charles Flynn Steve Gower (uncredited)
Raymond Greenleaf Tom Fancher (uncredited) Jack Lambert Matt Anderson (uncredited)
William F. Leicester Luke Haggerty (uncredited)
Tom London Jerry - Posse Member (uncredited)
Dale Robertson Narrator (Voice) (uncredited) Houseley Stevenson Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)
Bernard Szold Bartender (uncredited)
Ray Teal Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
Max Wagner Jack Purcell (uncredited)
Forrest Burns Minor Role (uncredited)
Pat Combs Minor Role (uncredited)
Frances Endfield Tess (uncredited)
Danny Fisher Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Hawthorne Minor Role (uncredited)
Sandee Marriott Minor Role (uncredited)
John Marshall Bartender (uncredited)
David Post Mike Fancher (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,101
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line01:19:58

Production Record

DirectorMichael Gordon
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes550

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