Escape from San Quentin (1957)
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Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing to lose. Gruber intends to get his robbery loot, which his father, Curly, has successfully hidden from the law. After commandeering a plane, they double-cross Graham, who assembles his gang to get revenge - and Gruber's loot. Meanwhile, Gilbert falls in love with Robbie, his ex-wife’s sister. Through Robbie’s influence, Gilbert decides to go straight, but his cohorts aren’t quite so willing to reform.
- Date of release
- 1957-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Fred F. Sears
Casting
- Johnny Desmond — Mike Gilbert
- Richard Devon — Roy Gruber
- Roy Engel — Hap
- Ken Christy — Curly Gruber
- William Bryant — Richie
- Merry Anders — Robbie
- Larry J. Blake — Hap's Lead Henchman
- Paul Bryar — Mr. Lang
- Don Devlin — Undetermined Role [IMDb name: "Piggy"]
- Dean Fredericks — Hap's Henchman Jerry
- Victor Millan — Lawyer Mendez
- Peggy Maley — Georgia Gilbert
Interesting facts
Escape from San Quentin is a 1957 American film noir crime film produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Fred F. Sears, and starring Johnny Desmond, Merry Anders and Richard Devon.
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