Convict Stage

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Convict Stage
Convict Stage poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lesley Selander
Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring
Story by Don "Red" Barry
Produced byHal Klein
Starring Harry Lauter
Don "Red" Barry
Jodi Mitchell
Hanna Landy
Joe Patridge
Eric Matthews
Cinematography Gordon Avil
Edited byJohn F. Schreyer
Music by Richard LaSalle
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Convict Stage is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars Harry Lauter, Don "Red" Barry, Jodi Mitchell, Hanna Landy, Joe Patridge and Eric Matthews. The film was released on June 17, 1965, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

When inept bandits the Simes Brothers kill his sister during a stagecoach robbery, gunfighter Ben Lattimore vows vengeance. When he learns that an old lawman has captured them, he considers shooting them but then decides to ride along to prevent rescue by their fellow gang members, who are still on the loose. But neither Ben nor lawman Jethro Karnin are aware that Ma Simes is also a passenger on the stagecoach . . .

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