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20 Mule Team (1940)

APPROVED 84 min  -  Western  -   3 May 1940 (USA)
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It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Owen Atkinson (story), Robert C. DuSoe (story), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo and Marjorie Rambeau
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Wallace Beery ...
Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
Leo Carrillo Leo Carrillo ...
Piute Pete
Marjorie Rambeau Marjorie Rambeau ...
Josie Johnson
Anne Baxter ...
Joan Johnson
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Stag Roper
Noah Beery Jr. ...
Mitch
Berton Churchill Berton Churchill ...
'Jackass' Brown
Arthur Hohl Arthur Hohl ...
Salters
Clem Bevans Clem Bevans ...
Chuckawalla
Charles Halton Charles Halton ...
Henry Adams
Minor Watson Minor Watson ...
Marshal
Oscar O'Shea Oscar O'Shea ...
Train Conductor
Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Ingraham ...
Stockholder
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Storyline

It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will save the company is a new deposit of high grade Borax, and Bill has a pouch of it that he got from a dead prospector that he buried on the road. Roper knows the value of the strike could be worth millions, but he needs Bill to find the prospectors' claim so they can record it and become rich partners. While Roper has no intention of cutting Bill in on the millions, he also has his eye on young Jean. Josie sees Roper for the scalawag that his is and it means trouble in Furnace Flat. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Borax | Prospector | Claim Jumper | Blackmail | Train  | See more »

Taglines:

ROARING DRAMA OF DEATH VALLEY DAYS! (original print media ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Öknens hemlighet See more »

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Anne Baxter's first movie. See more »

Quotes

Skinner Bill Bragg: Let's scratch some sand over him and keep the buzzards from picking him to pieces.
Piute Pete: Pretty soon wind comes some more, blow sand off and coyotes dig him up just the same.
Skinner Bill Bragg: Ain't you got no respect? It's the idea of the thing. Now get to scratching.
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Featured in Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) See more »