California Gold Rush

"THRILL TO THE ACTION ADEVENTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE COMIC STRIP HERO AS HE DASHES INTO DANGER IN HIS GREATEST WESTERN TRIUMPH!"

1946 0h 56m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Western

Synopsis

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California Gold Rush is set in 1849. Ryder heads to Sutter's Mill, where he must contend with claim-jumping and treachery.

“THRILL TO THE ACTION ADEVENTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE COMIC STRIP HERO AS HE DASHES INTO DANGER IN HIS GREATEST WESTERN TRIUMPH!”

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Cast

Bill Elliott
Red Ryder
Robert Blake
Little Beaver
Alice Fleming
Duchess Wentworth, Red's Aunt
Peggy Stewart
Hazel Parker
Russell Simpson
Colonel Parker
Dick Curtis
Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
Joel Friedkin
Murphy
Kenne Duncan
Henchman Felton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: R.G. Springsteen
Writers: Robert Creighton Williams
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Red Ryder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by R.G. Springsteen, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Craft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bill Elliott and Robert Blake and Alice Fleming carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THRILL TO THE ACTION ADEVENTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE COMIC STRIP HERO AS HE DASHES INTO DANGER IN HIS GREATEST WESTERN TRIUMPH!".

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The take

R.G. Springsteen directs. William Bradford behind the camera. Charles Craft cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Red Ryder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by R.G. Springsteen, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Charles Craft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bill Elliott and Robert Blake and Alice Fleming carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "THRILL TO THE ACTION ADEVENTURES OF YOUR FAVORITE COMIC STRIP HERO AS HE DASHES INTO DANGER IN HIS GREATEST WESTERN TRIUMPH!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038393 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.