Lust for Gold (1949)
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40% of users liked it
(1,139 ratings)
Producer/director S. Sylvan Simon, a man usually associated with comedies and musicals, turned out a rip-roaring western melodrama when he aimed his sights at Lust for Gold. Most of the film is told in flashback, relating the exploits of Jacob Walz (Glenn Ford), the greedy, homicidal owner of the… More Producer/director S. Sylvan Simon, a man usually associated with comedies and musicals, turned out a rip-roaring western melodrama when he aimed his sights at Lust for Gold. Most of the film is told in flashback, relating the exploits of Jacob Walz (Glenn Ford), the greedy, homicidal owner of the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. After conniving and killing his way to success, Walz is destroyed when he falls in love with equally mercenary Julia Thomas (Ida Lupino at her nasty best). The film returns to the Present, as a descendant of Walz tries to locate the mine--and endangers his own life in the process. Most of the action highlights in Lust for Gold would turn up as stock footage in future Columbia productions, including an episode of TV's Captain Midnight. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- S. Sylvan Simon
- Written By
- Barry Storm, Ted Sherdeman, Richard English
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 10, 1949 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Lust for Gold is the poor man's Treasure of Sierra Madre.
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Cast
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Ida Lupino
as Julia Thomas
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Glenn Ford
as Jacob Walz
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Gig Young
as Pete Thomas
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William Prince
as Barry Storm
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Edgar Buchanan
as Wiser
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Paul Ford
as Sheriff Lynn Early
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Jay Silverheels
as Walter
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Eddy Waller
as Coroner
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Will Wright
as Parson
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Virginia Mullen
as Matron
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Antonio Moreno
as Ramon Peralta
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Arthur Hunnicutt
as Ludi
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Myrna Dell
as Lucille
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Tom Tyler
as Luke
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Elspeth Dudgeon
as Mrs. Bannister
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Paul E. Burns
as Bill Bates
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Hayden Rorke
as Floyd Buckley
- Richard Alexander
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George Cheseboro
as Man
- Edmund Cobb
- Karolyn Grimes
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Percy Helton
as Barber
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Kermit Maynard
as Man in Lobby
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Arthur Space
as Old Man
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Fred F. Sears
as Hotel Clerk
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William Tannen
as Eager Fellow
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Will Geer
as Deputy Ray Covin
- Billy Gray
- John Doucette
