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Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

1938-02-12 · 1h 34m · EN
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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.

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Michael CurtizDirector

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George BrentGeorge BrentJared WhitneyOlivia de HavillandOlivia de HavillandSerena FerrisClaude RainsClaude RainsColonel FerrisMargaret LindsayMargaret LindsayRosanneJohn LitelJohn LitelRalph FerrisMarcia RalstonMarcia RalstonMolly FeatherstoneBarton MacLaneBarton MacLaneSlag MartinTim HoltTim HoltLance FerrisSidney TolerSidney TolerHarrison McCooeyHenry O'NeillHenry O'NeillJudgeWillie BestWillie BestJoshuaRobert McWadeRobert McWadeMr. Crouch

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San francisco, california

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Genre affinityDrama · Romance · HistoryTheme affinitySan Francisco CaliforniaMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference160569

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What is Gold Is Where You Find It about?

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 long is Gold Is Where You Find It?

Gold Is Where You Find It has a runtime of 94 minutes.