Having masterminded the hold up of his company office, a mining engineer is barred from the industry. He then sets up shop as an assayer, scheming to acquire a rich silver mine lease from its operators.
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Title: Silver City (1951)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Edmond O'Brien | ... | Larkin Moffatt | |
| Yvonne De Carlo | ... | Candace Surrency | |
| Richard Arlen | ... | Charles Storrs | |
| Barry Fitzgerald | ... | R.R. Jarboe | |
| Gladys George | ... | Mrs. Barber | |
| Kasey Rogers | ... | Josephine (as Laura Elliott) | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Dutch Surrency | |
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Michael Moore | ... | Bill Taff |
| John Dierkes | ... | Arnie | |
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The office of mining engineers and partners Larkin Moffatt and Charlie Storrs is robbed. Storrs accuses Moffatt of complicity with the robbers and fires him. He also asks all major mining companies in the region to avoid hiring Moffatt. Unemployable, Moffatt opens his own small independent assay office in Silver City. His first client, Candace Surrency, leases a mine from the greedy R. R. Jarboe, owner of several mines. Candace Surrency and her father have invested all their funds in the mine lease which is due to expire in 12 days, reverting the mining rights back to its owner, R. R. Jarboe. So far the mine has been dry but the Surrencys have hired Moffatt to do another assay on the latest batch of ore. Moffatt finds silver in large amounts in the test batch, making the Surrencys rich. News of their silver strike spreads fast. Mine owner R. R. Jarboe refuses to extend the mine lease to the Surrencys who won't have enough time to extract and process the silver ore during the remainder... Written by nufs68
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miner | strained husband wife relationship | deception | double cross | bartender |Parents Guide:
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1 December 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I have a theory that any movie with a train scene is worth seeing. The silver mining details all went a little over my head, the plot is so-so with lots of fighting and things being smashed. The plot never really led anywhere although there is plenty of action and the climax is terrific. The whole movie though looks gorgeous with really attractive locations. An early scene with a steam train carrying logs comes around a bend was stunningly eye-catching. Worth seeing for that alone.