In Old California

In Old California

1942 · 91 min · EN · NR · 5.3 (37 votes)
Dir. William C. McGann · Starring John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly, Edgar Kennedy · Music David Buttolph

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

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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.

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A classic tale of a principled man finding love and fighting for justice in the Wild West. It's earnest, sweeping, and full of old-fashioned heroism against a backdrop of the Gold Rush.

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