Gold Is Where You Find It

A sweeping old-fashioned drama of land and love, with earnest speeches and a bittersweet sense of history unfolding.

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Genres

Drama, Romance, Western

Starring

George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains

Tagline

Ruthlessly...they tore down mountains, ruined land, wrecked lives! Eternally...their mighty story will stand ...the miracle of the screen!

Overview

Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1870's, which is flooding the area's prosperous farmlands. Despite Ferris' political stance, Jared Whitney, a mining engineer from the East, becomes friends with the colonel's son Lance and falls in love with his daughter Serena. Family tensions deepen when the colonel's brother Ralph gives up farming to go to San Francisco to work for his wife Rosanna's father, Harrison McCooey, a leader in the mining venture. When Lance follows Ralph, the colonel, focusing his anger on Jared, forbids him to see Serena.

How it feels

Earnest, romantic, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, love, class, power

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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