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''Convict Stage'' is a 1965 American
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film directed by
Lesley Selander Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Western (genre), Westerns and adventure film, adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to ...
and written by
Daniel Mainwaring Daniel Mainwaring (February 27, 1902 – January 31, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Biography A native of Oakland, California, Mainwaring began his professional career as a journalist for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and enj ...
. The film stars
Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990)
,
Don "Red" Barry Don Barry ( Milton Poimboeuf; January 11, 1910 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film '' Adv ...
, Jodi Mitchell, Hanna Landy, Joe Patridge, and Eric Matthews. The film was released on June 17, 1965, by
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.


Plot

When outlaws the Sims Brothers kill his sister during a stagecoach robbery, gunfighter Ben Lattimore (
Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990)
) vows vengeance. When he learns that an old lawman, Marshall Jethro Karnin (
Don "Red" Barry Don Barry ( Milton Poimboeuf; January 11, 1910 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film '' Adv ...
) has captured them, he had considered shooting the brothers, but then decides ride along with the convict stagecoach to prevent against an attack and a possible rescue by their fellow gang members, who are still on the loose. Neither Ben nor lawman Jethro Karnin, though, is aware that evil, gun-crazy Ma Sims is also a passenger on the stagecoach.


Cast

*
Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990)
as Ben Lattimore *
Don "Red" Barry Don Barry ( Milton Poimboeuf; January 11, 1910 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film '' Adv ...
as Marshall Jethro Karnin *Jodi Mitchell as Sally Latttimore * Hanna Landy as Mrs. Gregory/Sims *Joe Patridge as Jeb Sims *Eric Matthews as Johnny Sims *
Walter Reed Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) was a United States Army, U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito ...
as Sam Gill *Michael Carr as Piute *
Fred Krone Fred Krone (June 19, 1930 – January 12, 2010), also known as Krunch, was an American actor and stuntman who worked predominantly in Westerns. Career Krone was born in Kentucky. He began working in the 1950s performing stunts and as an act ...
as Dixon *
George Sawaya George Frances Carey Sawaya (August 14, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was an American actor and stuntman. He was best known for playing the role of Detective Lopez on Jack Webb's '' Dragnet''. Life and career Sawaya was born in Los Angeles, Ca ...
as Adam Scott *Karl MacDonald as Bates


See also

*
List of American films of 1965 A list of American films released in 1965. ''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Box office January-March A–D E–I J–R S–Z See also * 1965 in the United States Notes References * External lin ...


References


External links

* 1965 films 1960s English-language films 20th Century Fox films American Western (genre) films 1965 Western (genre) films Films directed by Lesley Selander Films scored by Richard LaSalle 1960s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1960s-US-film-stub