Movie · 1957
Escape from San Quentin
“The Inside Story Behind the Most Amazing Crash-Out in Crime Annals!”
Released 1 September 1957 81 min Crime More from 1957 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Ken Christy
as Curly Gruber
Dennis Moore
as Police Sgt. at Headquarters
Tristram Coffin
as Detective Lieutenant at Headquarters
Paul Bryar
as Mr. Lang
Roy Engel
as Hap
Larry J. Blake
as Hap's Lead Henchman
Victor Millan
as Lawyer Mendez
Johnny Desmond
as Mike Gilbert
William Bryant
as Richie
Dean Fredericks
as Hap's Henchman Jerry
Peggy Maley
as Georgia Gilbert
Richard Devon
as Roy Gruber
Don Devlin
as Undetermined Role [IMDb name: "Piggy"]
Merry Anders
as Robbie
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The numbers
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Ken Christy — oldest on the call sheet
23Merry Anders — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast