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5.1/10 • 33

1942-05-311h 31m

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

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.

Directors
William C. McGann
Editors
Howard O'Neill

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  1. John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Tom Craig

  2. Binnie Barnes

    Binnie Barnes

    Lacey Miller

  3. Albert Dekker

    Albert Dekker

    Britt Dawson

  4. Helen Parrish

    Helen Parrish

    Ellen Sanford

  5. Patsy Kelly

    Patsy Kelly

    Helga

  6. Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar Kennedy

    Kegs McKeever

  7. Dick Purcell

    Dick Purcell

    Joe Dawson

  8. Harry Shannon

    Harry Shannon

    Mr. Carlin

  9. Charles Halton

    Charles Halton

    Mr. Hayes

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John Chard

May 4, 2017

7/10

Sweet singing coyotes. Tall and elegant pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento to open up his own drug store. On route he incurs the wrath of bully boy Britt Dawson, who doesn't take kindly to his Bostonian manners, however Dawson's girl Lacey Miller does, and along with newly acquired friend Kegs McKeever, Tom has the foundation to see his plans thru to fruition, but Dawson and his loose cannon younger brother are determined to get in the way. This is one of those films that the John Wayne haters should seek out when they use the argument that he always played the same characters. Here he is far from macho, for sure he will be forced to branch out and defend what's right, but his Tom Craig here is gentile and full of grace, very much a gentleman thank you very much. Plot wise we are treated to standard fare, good guys and bad guys just don't get on, and you just know that some pretty dames are going to have a say in proceedings. Yet this piece really has much more going for it, it's sense of fun, courtesy mainly of Edgar Kennedy and Patsy Kelly's blossoming relationship, the advancement of drugs to cure the sick and it's back drop of the Sacremento gold rush, all of it comes together to totally satisfy come the final credits. 7.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
pharmacistgold rushsacramento