Gold Is Where You Find It
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
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| Story by | Clements Ripley |
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| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster Owen Marks (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gold is Where You Find It is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, and Claude Rains. Based on a story by Clements Ripley, with a screenplay by Warren Duff and Robert Buckner, the film is about the rivalry between farmers and miners in the Sacramento valley during the years following the California Gold Rush. The feud between two families is complicated when a man from one family and a woman from the other fall in love. This Technicolor feature film was released on February 12, 1938 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Plot summary
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Cast
- George Brent as Jared Whitney
- Olivia de Havilland as Serena Ferris
- Claude Rains as Col. Ferris
- Margaret Lindsay as Rosanne
- John Litel as Ralph Ferris
- Marcia Ralston as Molly Featherstone
- Barton MacLane as Slag Martin (Credits) / Foreman Slag Minton
- Tim Holt as Lance Ferris
- Sidney Toler as Harrison McCooey
- Henry O'Neill as Judge
- Willie Best as Joshua
- Robert McWade as Mr. Crouch
- George 'Gabby' Hayes as Enoch (as George Hayes)
- Russell Simpson as MacKenzie
- Harry Davenport as Dr. Parsons
- Clarence Kolb as Sen. Walsh (Credits) / Major Walsh
- Moroni Olsen as Sen. Hearst
- Walter Rodgers as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant[1]
Notes
Gold is Where You Find It was, in many respects, a routine Western, lifted out of the ordinary by its early use of the newly perfected 3-strip Technicolor process, its big-budget director and cast, and its musical score. During the early spring of 1937, producer Hal B. Wallis was looking for a project to film in Technicolor, as a dry run for The Adventures of Robin Hood, which was not ready for release. So he chose this screenplay, making it probably the first Western shot in the new process, and second Warner Bros. movie to be shot in new Technicolor.[2]
References
- ↑ American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1007/Gold-Is-Where-You-Find-It/articles.html
