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]

Hellgate
Belgian theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Marquis Warren
Written byJohn C. Champion
Charles Marquis Warren
Produced byJohn C. Champion
StarringSterling Hayden
Ward Bond
James Arness
CinematographyErnest W. Miller
Music byPaul Dunlap
Distributed byCommandeer Films
Lippert Pictures
Release date
  • September 5, 1952 (1952-09-05)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2009). "Hellgate". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Hellgate at the TCM Movie Database
  3. ^ "KIRK DOUGLAS GETS LEAD IN TWO FILMS". New York Times. June 28, 1951. ProQuest 112038676.
  4. ^ "FILMLAND BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 1951. ProQuest 166188976.
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