A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.
Robert J. Wilke
- Sgt. Maj. Kearn
- (as Robert Wilkie)
James Anderson
- Vern Brechene
- (as Kyle James)
Dick Paxton
- George Nye
- (as Richard Paxton)
William Hamel
- Lt. Col. Woods
- (as William R. Hamel)
Storyline
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- GoofsWhen Gil Hanley is in jail, he is kissing his wife Ellen and his whole head is sticking out between the bars, which are so far apart he could have slid out sideways between them.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: KANSAS, 1867-- A STATE OVERRUN BY GUERRILLA TERRORISTS IN THE WAKE OF THE CIVIL WAR
- ConnectionsVersion of The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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Familiar material with a different slant
The early part of this story is the routine innocent-man-sent-to-prison story. Once Sterling Hayden arrives at the prison, however, things improve because of the unusual nature of the prison. It's located in a canyon near the southwestern tip of New Mexico. The canyon walls are more than 200 feet tall and beyond them lies a waterless desert patrolled by Pima Indians anxious to earn a reward for capturing any escapee. Prisoners are kept in underground cells. Punishment consists of being baked in metal coffins half-buried in the sand, or being whipped at a teasingly slow pace which allows the pain of each blow to sink in before the next one is delivered.
Seeing how Sterling Hayden reacts to this environment and how he eventually overcomes it makes for a western which rises a bit above its standard materials.
Seeing how Sterling Hayden reacts to this environment and how he eventually overcomes it makes for a western which rises a bit above its standard materials.
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- Also known as
- Hellgate Prison
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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