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Escape from San Quentin (1957)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Crime
Written By:Bernard Gordon
In Theaters:9/1/1957
Box Office:
Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Clover Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Fred F. Sears
Director
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
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