Hellgate is a 1952 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Sterling Hayden.
Plot 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, convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term in the prison. He clashes with Voorhees, a vicious guard, and Redfield, a mean convict. Hanley devises his exit strategy, which gains added urgency when a rapidly spreading typhus epidemic inflicts the prison population.
Cast Sterling Hayden as Gilman S. Hanley Joan Leslie as Ellen Hanley Ward Bond as Lt. Tod Voorhees James Arness as George Redfield Peter Coe as Jumper Hall John Pickard as Gundy Boyd Robert Wilke as Sgt. Maj. Kearn Kyle James as Vern Brechene Richard Emory as Dan Mott
Reception Critic John L. Scott of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "This is a grim tale without breaks for comedy relief. ... Performances are top-notch."
See also Sterling Hayden filmography
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