---
title: 'The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Gordon'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-of-convict-lake-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044015/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)

1951 · 82 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Secret of Convict Lake is a 1951 American Western film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore and Zachary Scott. The film is based on legends of Convict Lake, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges of northern California and a short story by Anna Hunger and Jack Pollexfen. The film marks Ann Dvorak's final screen role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gordon)
- **Screenplay:** [Victor Trivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-trivas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sol Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-kaplan)
- **Producer:** [Frank P. Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-p-rosenberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [James B. Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-clark)

## Cast

- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert)
- [Raymond Greenleaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-greenleaf)
- [Glenn Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-ford)
- [Zachary Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/zachary-scott)
- [Ray Teal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-teal)
- [Houseley Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/houseley-stevenson)
- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Cyril Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-cusack)
- [Dale Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-robertson)
- [Jeanette Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanette-nolan)
- [Ann Dvorak](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-dvorak)
- [Helen Westcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-westcott)
- [Gene Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-tierney)
- [Barbara Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-bates)
- [Ruth Donnelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-donnelly)

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