HELLGATE! Full Western Movie! Sterling Hayden, James Arness, Ward Bond, Joan Leslie! History! WOW!

HELLGATE is a neglected western and a retelling of Dr. Samuel Mudd, imprisoned for treating John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln. It was written and directed by Charles Marquis Warren and is loaded with an extraordinary cast. Sterling Hayden stars as the wrongly convicted doctor, imprisoned for treating an injured stranger. Ward Bond as the surly, sadistic Warden, James Arness as a fellow prisoner, with Joan Leslie, Robert J. Wilke, John Pickard, Sheb Wooley, Kermit Maynard, Timothy Carey, Ed Hinton, James Anderson, Rodd Redwing, Mikey Simpson, John Cason, Ed Cobb and many other western film veterans. In 1952 writer producer Warren put together a terrific production with HELLGATE. I think you’ll enjoy seeing this diverse cast sweating and toiling away in the minimalist prison set. Most of the film was shot in what is almost the middle of Hollywood...the famous Bronson Canyon with it's caves, surrounded by steep inclines of sand and rock, making it the perfect location for this film. Writer/Director Charles Marquis Warren had a real hankering and love of westerns as he would later produce the first 84 episodes of RAWHIDE, plus the TV series GUNSLINGER with Tony Young, THE VIRGINIAN, IRON HORSE and Elvis Presley’s last western, CHARRO! In 1956, again with Sterling Hayden, character actor Timothy Carey would have a very memorable role in Stanley Kubrick’s classic, THE KILLING. Now, get ready to sweat because you’re about to be trapped in one of the world’s most terrifying prisons…HELLGATE. Don’t forget to Subscribe, Comment, Like and Share this episode of A WORD ON WESTERNS. Please check out our Patreon page and leave us a comment if you enjoy what we're offering. If you’re one of our Patreon Posse Members, you are helping deliver quality programs and, as a member, can watch them with no commercials. It's fun for us and we hope it's fun, and a little educational, for you, too. Thanks again for watching our show. We appreciate your support and Patreon Posse membership.   / awow   #westernfilm #movie #freewestern #jamesarness #freemoviesonline #film #prison #westerngenre #characteractor #history #abraham #abrahamlincoln #awordonwesterns #classicwestern #sterling #wardbond #truewest #truestory #truehistory #western #prison #prisonmovie #americanhistory