Hellgate (1952)
Director:
Charles Marquis Warren
Writers:
John C. Champion (story), Charles Marquis Warren(story)
Stars:
Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Ward Bond
This western stars Sterling Hayden as a man who innocently tends to the needs of a mysterious stranger. When it turns out that the stranger was part of a notorious gang of mercenaries, Hayden is condemned as a conspirator and sent to Hellgate Prison in New Mexico. He earns a pardon thanks to his courage and medical expertise during an epidemic.Hellgate was one of a handful of ambitious 1950s projects from the otherwise cost-conscious Lippert Studios.