Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Errol Flynn | ... | Kerry Bradford | |
| Miriam Hopkins | ... | Julia Hayne | |
| Randolph Scott | ... | Vance Irby | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | John Murrell | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Mr. Upjohn | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Olaf Swenson | |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | 'Marblehead' | |
| John Litel | ... | Marshall | |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | Maj. Drewery (as Douglas Dumbrille) | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Cameron | |
| Russell Hicks | ... | Armistead | |
| Dickie Jones | ... | Cobby | |
| Frank Wilcox | ... | Union Soldier | |
| Russell Simpson | ... | Gaylord | |
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Victor Kilian | ... | Abraham Lincoln |
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During the American Civil War, Captain Kerry Bradford escapes from a notorious confederate prison. He and two of his men are sent to Virginia City where Confederate sympathizers are prepared to donate $5 million dollars to the cause of Southern independence. The war is going badly for the Confederacy and money may tip the war in their favor. On the stagecoach to Virginia City, Bradford meets and falls in love with Julia Hayne not realizing that she is one of the conspirators. When he gets to Virginia City, he also runs into Confederate Captain Vance Irby who has been sent to collect and safely deliver the gold. Irby manages to get out of the city but the Union cavalry is in hot pursue. When Bradfoed catches up with them, he not only has to fight Irby but also John Murrell, a bandit who has his own plans for the gold. He also Written by garykmcd
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american civil war | arizona | arizona territory | confederate states of america | u.s. mail stagecoach |Taglines:
Go West!...to Virginia City...for excitement, for adventure, for primitive romance!!!Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 March 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Goldschmuggel nach Virginia See more »Edit
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Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Composer unknown
Played in the saloon
Danced to by Miriam Hopkins and the chorus girls
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When the film premiered in Virginia City, NV, in 1940, the townspeople were charged an exorbitant admission fee (for those days) of $1.10 per customer. This was owing to the fact that Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins and others from the cast had been scheduled to make a personal appearance on stage after the film's showing. However, when Flynn and the others failed to appear, enraged audience members stormed out of the theater and took the Warner Brothers entourage (including five busloads of studio personnel) hostage, demanding they get their money back. Eventually the theater's manager agreed to make up the difference by refunding the audience 70 cents apiece, thus reducing admission to its usual 40-cent fee. See more »Goofs
When Murrell attacks the wagon train, they keep circling the wagons shooting. There are several long shots of the action and there are no bodies- horses or people on the ground even though many have been shot. As they ride away, still no bodies and doesn't appear to be any fewer outlaws. See more »Quotes
Kerry Bradford: [to Murrell] Don't reach for that. Put 'em up! I thought that little Deringer of yours looked a little too well used for a sample, Mr. Murrell. In any case, I didn't like your face. As a matter of fact, I still don't.See more »
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Errol Flynn reteams w/his steady director in crime Michael Curtiz to tell this Civil War story where a band of Union soldiers are on the hunt of some Rebs who have stolen some gold w/the explicit intention of shoring up the coffers for the Confederacy. The off beat tale works due its hunter/hunted paradigm w/the action sequences shot w/flavor & zest. Look for Gilligan's Island Skipper's father (Alan Hale) & the baddie played by Humphrey Bogart (sporting a Mexican accent).