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| Renée Adorée | ... |
Josephita Guerrero
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| Tom Keene | ... |
Dermod D'Arcy
(as George Duryea)
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| George Fawcett | ... |
Don Jose Guerrero
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| William Collier Jr. | ... |
Romauldo Guerrero
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| Fred Kohler | ... |
Cannon
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| James Bradbury Sr. | ... |
B. Jabez Bejabbers Harmon
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| Harry Gribbon | ... |
O'Shea
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Poppy
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Gold Miner with Whip (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Fred Burns | ... |
Vigilante (uncredited)
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| Bob Card | ... |
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
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| Jim Corey | ... |
Raider (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Carlos Montalvo (uncredited)
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Rosita Delmar | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Pat Harmon | ... |
Raider (uncredited)
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
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| Augustina López | ... |
Guerreros Servant (uncredited)
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George Marion | ... |
Man at Wells / Fargo Arriving (uncredited)
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| Eric Mayne | ... |
Don Emilio (uncredited)
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| Polly Moran | ... |
Race Spectator (uncredited)
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| Charles Stevens | ... |
Indian Servant (uncredited)
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| Raquel Torres | ... |
Girlfriend of Romualdo at race (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Allan Dwan | ||
Written by
| Peter B. Kyne | ... | (based upon the novel by) |
| Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) (as Joe Farnham) |
Music by
| William Axt | ... | (music score) (as Dr. William Axt) |
Cinematography by
| Merritt B. Gerstad | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Blanche Sewell | ... | film editor |
Art Department
| Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ruth Harriet Louise | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| David Cox | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Edward Cupero | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Fritz Stahlberg | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Waldemar Young | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
- Cosmopolitan Productions (for)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1929) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The discovery of gold in California in 1848 brings a tide of gold seekers to the area, disrupting the lives of the Guerrero family who have owned nearby Rancho Chico for generations. Among these are Dermod D'Arcy, in partners with a jailer, Bejabbers. At a fiesta where horse races are traditionally run, a stranger notices Dermod's exceptionally fast horse, Pathfinder, and urges him to enter the horse in the race. It becomes a three-horse race, with Don José Guerrero betting his ranch that his horse will win. When Pathfinder wins, Dermod takes the ranch as his share of the winnings and gives it to Don José's daughter, Josephita, with whom he had fallen in love earlier, when he met her. Dermod and Bejabbers leave to search for gold, and the town grows rich as more and more gold is amassed. Meanwhile, a bandit chief, Cannon, met Josephita's brother, Romauldo, and forced him to join the gang, which planned to loot the town of its gold before Wells and Fargo shipped it east. As two of the gang set a fire to draw most of the townsmen to put it out, Dermod overhears them discussing the plan and warns the townsmen to stay put. The gang is captured, tried and sentenced to be hung. Dermod is convinced Romauldo is innocent and ponders how to save him.
Written by Arthur Hausner |
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| Taglines | When Mr. Wells and Mr. Fargo started their first pony express from the gold fields of California-when love, hate, drama followed the tide of empire- this drama is laid. (Print Ad- Owosso Argus-Press,((Owosso, Mich.)) 11 May 1929) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Renée Adorée's final lead role, and the last film in which she received top billing. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Oh! Susanna See more » |
| Quotes |
Josephita Guerrero:
In trouble again, Romauldo... so you come to your sister, eh? And what is it this time? Romauldo Guerrero: I sold Father's sheep for him... and I lost the money on a cockfight. See more » |