The Outer Gate

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The Outer Gate
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Directed by Raymond Cannon
Written by A. Laurie Brazee (screenplay)
Octavus Roy Cohen (novel)
Produced by Lew Cantor (associate producer)
I.E. Chadwick (producer)
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Carl Pierson
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • August 4, 1937 (1937-08-04)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Outer Gate is a 1937 American film directed by actor/screenwriter Raymond Cannon. The screenplay concerns a man who organizes a revenge plot after being sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

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Plot summary

Bob Terry works for John Borden, and has eyes for his daughter, but after he's accused of stealing and is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, he organizes a revenge plot.

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