In Old California

In Old California (1942)

Torn from the pages of America's most reckless era-THE UNFORGETTABLE GOLD RUSH DAYS!

  • Genre: Action, Romance, Western
  • Release Date: 1942-05-31
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 31 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Republic Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William C. McGann
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Summary

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

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  • John Wayne

    as Tom Craig
  • Binnie Barnes

    as Lacey Miller
  • Albert Dekker

    as Britt Dawson
  • Helen Parrish

    as Ellen Sanford
  • Patsy Kelly

    as Helga
  • Edgar Kennedy

    as Kegs McKeever
  • Dick Purcell

    as Joe Dawson
  • Harry Shannon

    as Mr. Carlin
  • Charles Halton

    as Mr. Hayes
  • Emmett Lynn

    as Whitey
  • Robert McKenzie

    as Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie)
  • Milton Kibbee

    as Ezra Tompkins
  • Paul Sutton

    as Chick - Dawson's henchman
  • Anne O'Neal

    as Mrs. Tompkins
  • Richard Alexander

    as Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Jessie Arnold

    as Worried Woman
  • Hooper Atchley

    as Higgins
  • Sam Bernard

    as Miner
  • Stanley Blystone

    as San Francisco Deputy
  • Rudy Bowman

    as Townsman
  • Ed Brady

    as Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
  • Frank Brownlee

    as Man on Street
  • Roy Bucko

    as Henchman
  • Nora Bush

    as Townswoman
  • Zeke Canova

    as Miner
  • Horace B. Carpenter

    as Townsman
  • Lynne Carver

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Chester Conklin

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Jim Corey

    as Shorty
  • Wade Crosby

    as San Francisco Bartender
  • Donald Curtis

    as Pike - Dawson's Henchman
  • Russell Custer

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Rube Dalroy

    as Townsman
  • Art Dillard

    as Henchman (uncredited)
  • Tex Driscoll

    as Townsman
  • Pearl Early

    as Mrs. Bates
  • Heenan Elliott

    as Man with Joker at Bar
  • Frank Ellis

    as Wagon Driver
  • Fern Emmett

    as Mrs. Coggins
  • Esther Estrella

    as Maria Alvarez
  • Jim Farley

    as Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
  • Martin Faust

    as Miner
  • O.K. Ford

    as Singing Churchman
  • Martín Garralaga

    as Señor Alvarez
  • H.W. Gim

    as Townsman
  • Augie Gomez

    as Townsman
  • Dorothy Granger

    as Girl in First Saloon
  • Karl Hackett

    as Charlie - Wagon Owner
  • Frank Hagney

    as Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob (uncredited)
  • Bobby Hale

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Al Haskell

    as Townsman
  • Chick Hannan

    as Henchman
  • Robert Homans

    as Marshal Alvin Thompson
  • Olin Howland

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Frank Jaquet

    as Dr. Glaggett
  • Lew Kelly

    as Forty-Niner
  • Jack Kirk

    as Wagon Driver on Run
  • Emily LaRue

    as Rosita Alvarez
  • Rex Lease

    as Gold Strike Rider
  • George Lloyd

    as San Francisco Sheriff
  • Jack Low

    as Bartender
  • Eric Mayne

    as Townsman
  • Merrill McCormick

    as Dawson's Henchman
  • Mathew McCue

    as Townsman
  • Frank McGlynn Sr.

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Joe McGuinn

    as Deputy
  • Harry McKim

    as Boy at Wharf
  • Robert Milasch

    as Townsman
  • Carl Miller

    as Saloon Patron
  • Frank Mills

    as Loudmouthed Oaf (uncredited)
  • Art Mix

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Jack Montgomery

    as Henchman
  • Mike Morelli

    as Townsman
  • James C. Morton

    as Red - Sacramento Bartender
  • Charles Murphy

    as Saloon Patron
  • Bill Nestell

    as Townsman
  • Frank O'Connor

    as Bystander on Riverboat
  • Jack O'Shea

    as Saloon Patron
  • Bud Osborne

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Jack Perry

    as Townsman
  • Pascale Perry

    as Henchman
  • Ralph Peters

    as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Benny Petti

    as Townsman
  • Tex Phelps

    as Townsman
  • Rose Plumer

    as Townswoman
  • José Portugal

    as Jose
  • Jessie Proctor

    as Townswoman
  • Tom Quinn

    as Townsman
  • Bob Reeves

    as Townsman
  • Ruth Robinson

    as Mrs. Higgins
  • Tom Smith

    as Townsman
  • Forrest Taylor

    as Man in Saloon with Carlin
  • Harry Tenbrook

    as Saloon Waiter
  • Harry Tyler

    as Huckster
  • Minerva Urecal

    as Mrs. Carson
  • Guy Usher

    as Captain of First Boat
  • Max Waizmann

    as Bystander
  • Fred Walburn

    as Archie Higgins
  • Glen Walters

    as Woman at Camp
  • Cecil Weston

    as Mrs. Marvin
  • Slim Whitaker

    as Man on Street
  • Blackie Whiteford

    as Townsman
  • Matt Willis

    as Joker at Bar in San Francisco
  • Roque Ybarra

    as Townsman
  • Michael Miller

    as Yerp Bates
  • Jack Carr

    as Man Who Warns of Kegs' Arrival
Directing William C. McGann Director
Writing Frances Hyland Screenplay
Editing Howard O'Neill Editor
Writing Gertrude Purcell Screenplay
Camera Jack A. Marta Director of Photography
Sound David Buttolph Original Music Composer
Writing Gladys Atwater Original Story
Writing J. Robert Bren Original Story
Sound Cy Feuer Music Director
Art Russell Kimball Art Direction
Directing Kenneth Holmes Assistant Director

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