’49–’17
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.
Genre: Western
Director: Ruth Ann Baldwin
Actors: Bud Osborne, Donna Drew, George C. Pearce, Jean Hersholt, Joseph W. Girard, Leo Pierson, Mattie Witting, Phyllis Haver, William Dyer, Zasu Pitts