In California, a boy and his adoptive father find an outlaw's hidden treasure but the news leaks out, sending unscrupulous characters after the gold.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| William Powell | ... | Homer 'Doc' Brown | |
| Julie Adams | ... | Myra Wade (as Julia Adams) | |
| Charles Drake | ... | Jim Anderson | |
| Rosemary DeCamp | ... | Samuella | |
| Tommy Ivo | ... | David | |
| Henry Hull | ... | Cousin Lucius Cooke | |
| Chubby Johnson | ... | Baltimore Dan | |
| John Doucette | ... | Gyppo | |
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Marvin Press | ... | Paddy |
| Griff Barnett | ... | Judge Wade | |
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Young David, orphaned en route to California, falls into the hands of medicine-show rascal Baltimore Dan. Years later, now a trained thief, he's adopted by eccentric 'Doc' Brown, retired miner and pharmacist. Doc and David become fast friends in their scenic outdoor rambles. But when they discover a hidden treasure, the idyllic interlude gives way to more troubles and a strange coincidence. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 March 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Treasure of Lost Canyon See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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This film has drama and real life lessons within it. There is bonding between the adopted father and the son that is missing in many of todays families. The suspense in one scene as the boy dives into the water is so dramatic you almost sit on the edge of your seat cheering him on. One can tell this film was made before the fanatic censorships of today, as the boy is then clad only in his wet undergarment and tends to show more of himself physically than is allowed in todays television. Yet that innocence and nostalgia of the film overall gives it the #3 best movie of that year by many critics. I own this film as I watched it once on AMC and they only bring it out of the vault once every two years or so... I highly recommend this film!