Escape from San Quentin

1h 21min

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Clover Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Johnny Desmond

Johnny Desmond

Mike Gilbert
Richard Devon

Richard Devon

Roy Gruber
Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Curly Gruber
Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Hap's Lead Henchman
Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Mr. Lang
Don Devlin

Don Devlin

Undetermined Role [IMDb name: "Piggy"]
Dean Fredericks

Dean Fredericks

Hap's Henchman Jerry
Victor Millan

Victor Millan

Lawyer Mendez
Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Georgia Gilbert
Dennis Moore

Dennis Moore

Police Sgt. at Headquarters
Tris Coffin

Tris Coffin

Detective Lieutenant at Headquarters

Release date

1st Sep 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English