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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- 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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Excellent western
The Moves4Men channel on British TV is providing me with some excellent films that I wouldn't otherwise have seen (as well as some recordings which I delete within ten minutes of starting to view). "Hellgate" is one of the grittiest Westerns I've seen, especially considering that it was released in 1952, when the rigours portrayed on screen were usually somewhat muted.
The characters sweat copiously, their clothes are filthy and they show evidence of having no access to razors - in contrast to too many action films where the actors remain remarkably clean and well-shaven.
One reviewer here has referred to Ward Bond being "inexpressive", but he certainly looked thuggish to me, and Robert Wilke was as malevolent as ever. Perhaps Joan Leslie was a tad too pretty? The way the film ended was a bit anti-climatic and I would have liked to see a bit more soul-searching going on before the concluding decision was made.
I'm very glad to have watched this film.
The characters sweat copiously, their clothes are filthy and they show evidence of having no access to razors - in contrast to too many action films where the actors remain remarkably clean and well-shaven.
One reviewer here has referred to Ward Bond being "inexpressive", but he certainly looked thuggish to me, and Robert Wilke was as malevolent as ever. Perhaps Joan Leslie was a tad too pretty? The way the film ended was a bit anti-climatic and I would have liked to see a bit more soul-searching going on before the concluding decision was made.
I'm very glad to have watched this film.
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- Marlburian
- Dec 3, 2015
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- Also known as
- Hellgate Prison
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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