Gold is Where You Find It (1938)
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Michael Curtiz directs this Technicolor Western based on the familiar story by Clements Ripley about the rivalry between farmers and miners in the Sacramento valley during the years following the California Gold Rush. Handsome engineer Jared Whitney (George Brent) from the Golden Moon mining company… More Michael Curtiz directs this Technicolor Western based on the familiar story by Clements Ripley about the rivalry between farmers and miners in the Sacramento valley during the years following the California Gold Rush. Handsome engineer Jared Whitney (George Brent) from the Golden Moon mining company arrives in a small town to supervise their operations. He oversees boorish mining foreman Slag Minton (Burton MacLane), then goes to bar where he befriends Lance (Tim Holt), the son of prominent wheat farmer Colonel Chris Ferris (Claude Rains). He ends up falling in love with Lance's sister, Serena (Olivia deHavilland), despite their alliances with opposing forces. They are forbidden to see each other when her father finds out, so Jared goes back to San Francisco to work with his boss, Harrison McCooey (Sidney Toler), on a dam construction project. Meanwhile, Lance chooses the side of the miners over the farmers when he leaves the town to stay with his Uncle Ralph (John Litel). When local farmer John McKenzie (Russell Simpson) loses his family and his farm due to the destruction caused by the miners, Chris supports him in a law suit against the mining company. This all escalates into a violent armed confrontation between the farmers and the miners, leading up to an explosive conclusion and a romantic reunion. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Curtiz
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 12, 1938 Wide
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions.
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Cast
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George Brent
as Jared Whitney
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Olivia de Havilland
as Serena Ferris
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Claude Rains
as Col. Ferris
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John Litel
as Ralph Ferris
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Marcia Ralston
as Molly Featherstone
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Barton MacLane
as Slag Minton
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Tim Holt
as Lanceford Ferris
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Sidney Toler
as Harrison McCoy
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Henry O'Neill
as Judge
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Willie Best
as Helper
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Robert McWade
as Crouch
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Enoch Howitt
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Russell Simpson
as McKenzie
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Harry Davenport
as Dr. Parsons
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Clarence Kolb
as Sen. Walsh
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Moroni Olsen
as Sen. Hearst
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Granville Bates
as Nixon
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Robert E. Homans
as Grogan
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Eddy Chandler
as Deputy
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Erville Alderson
as Cryder
- Arthur Ayleswofth
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Dick Botiller
as Ramon
- Edmund Cobb
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Alan Davis
as Clerk
- Sarah Edwards
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James Farley
as Miner
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Charles Halton
as Turner
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John Harron
as Men at Stock Exchange
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Cy Kendall
as Kingan
- Milt Kibbee
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Margaret Lindsay
as Rosanna
- Wilfred Lucas
- Thomas R. Mills
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Walter Browne Rogers
as Gen. Grant
- Jack Rutherford
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Cliff Saum
as Medicine Man
- Guy Wilkerson
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Eric Wilton
as Butler
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Frank Pharr
as Ranchers
- Raymond Brown
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Sue Moore
as Guest
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Daisy Lee Garripoli
as Chinese Maid
