Cave of Outlaws

1951 film by William Castle

Cave of Outlaws

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| William Castle
Screenplay by| Elizabeth Wilson
Story by| Elizabeth Wilson
Produced by| Leonard Goldstein
Starring| Macdonald Carey
Alexis Smith
Edgar Buchanan
Cinematography| Irving Glassberg
Edited by| Edward Curtiss
Color process| Technicolor

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* November 1951 (1951-11)

Running time

| 76 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Cave of Outlaws is a 1951 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring Macdonald Carey and Alexis Smith.[1][2][3] It was also known as The Cave.

## Plot

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In 1880, Pete Carver is part of a gang that robs a train of gold. They flee to a cave, where a posse chases and kills all of them except Pete, who insists he does not know where the gold is. Pete is sent to prison. Fifteen years later, Pete is let out of prison. He is tracked by Wells Fargo agent Dobbs who believe Pete will go and find the gold.

## Cast

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* Macdonald Carey as Pete Carver
* Alexis Smith as Elizabeth Trent
* Edgar Buchanan as Dobbs
* Victor Jory as Ben Cross
* Hugh O'Brian as Garth
* Houseley Stevenson as Cooley
* Hugh Sanders as Sheriff
* Raymond Bond as Doc
* Robert Osterloh as Blackjack

## Production

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The film was based on original story by Elizabeth Wilson of Arizona. She also wrote the script. Filming was to have begun in February 1951 with Howard Duff in the lead.[4] Duff injured his leg and was replaced by Macdonald Carey. The start date was pushed back to 26 March 1951.[5]

The cave scenes were shot at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico in April. The caves remained open to the general public during the day and the unit filmed at night.[6]

Castle wrote that "we lived underground like moles" and that "there was little excitement about the whole project."[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Cave of Outlaws (1951)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
2. ^ "CAVE OF OUTLAWS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 18\. 1951. p. 375 - via ProQuest.
3. ^ "CAVE OF OUTLAWS (universal-international-G.F.D.)". Picture show. Vol. 57\. December 22, 1951. p. 10\. ProQuest 1879607317.
4. ^ THOMAS F BRADY (February 9, 1951). "HOWARD DUFF GETS LEAD ROLE IN 'CAVE'". New York Times. ProQuest 111853542.
5. ^ THOMAS F BRADY (March 5, 1951). "JEAN SIMMONS SET FOR R.K.O. VENTURE". New York Times. ProQuest 111846098.
6. ^ THOMAS F BRADY (April 7, 1951). "MAYER IS REPORTED LEAVING FILM POST". New York Times. ProQuest 112013506.
7. ^ Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 121.

## External links

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* Cave of Outlaws at IMDb
* Cave of Outlaws at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Cave of Outlaws at the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by William Castle

* Black Marketing (1943 short)
* The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
* Klondike Kate (1943)
* The Whistler (1944)
* She's a Soldier Too (1944)
* When Strangers Marry (1944)
* The Mark of the Whistler (1945)
* Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
* Voice of the Whistler (1945)
* Just Before Dawn (1946)
* Mysterious Intruder (1946)
* The Return of Rusty (1946)
* The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
* Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
* Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1948)
* The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
* Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
* Undertow (1949)
* It's a Small World (1950)
* The Fat Man (1951)
* Hollywood Story (1951)
* Cave of Outlaws (1951)
* Serpent of the Nile (1953)
* Fort Ti (1953)
* Conquest of Cochise (1953)
* Slaves of Babylon (1953)
* Charge of the Lancers (1954)
* The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
* Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
* The Iron Glove (1954)
* Drums of Tahiti (1954)
* The Saracen Blade (1954)
* The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
* Masterson of Kansas (1954)
* The Americano (1955)
* New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
* The Gun That Won the West (1955)
* Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
* The Houston Story (1956)
* Uranium Boom (1956)
* Macabre (1958)
* House on Haunted Hill (1959)
* The Tingler (1959)
* 13 Ghosts (1960)
* Homicidal (1961)
* Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
* Zotz! (1962)
* 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
* The Old Dark House (1963)
* Strait-Jacket (1964)
* The Night Walker (1964)
* I Saw What You Did (1965)
* Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
* The Busy Body (1967)
* The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
* Project X (1968)
* Shanks (1974)

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