Brian Donlevy, Donald Meek, Edward G. Robinson
A must-see classic. California's Gold Rush is in full swing when mail-order bride Miriam Hopkins arrives in San Francisco to meet her fiancé. But he's dead, thanks in large part to gangster casin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
Stats: 20 reviews
Director Howard Hawks rarely made misfires, even LAND OF THE PHARAOHS was a great movie, but this Edward G. Robinson movie about the wild and wooly California coast during the gold rush era of the 1850s is curiously lackluster. Basically, it concerns a ruthless underworld boss, ...( read more)
A bit heavy on the ham in a couple of places but entertaining nontheless, Edward G. is fine as always although he should have rethought the earring. He and Miriam are a fine pair even though he despised her offscreen.
Quite a poor movie to say the least..... Certainly not worth the time to watch it.
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