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| Haunted Gold | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mack V. Wright |
| Written by | Adele Buffington |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | William Clemens |
| Music by | John Peasano |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Haunted Gold is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne.[1] It is a remake of the 1928 film The Phantom City, starring Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan. Filmed in 1932, two years before the implementation of Hollywood's Production Code, the film contains several racial slurs involving the black character "Clarence Brown" (played by Blue Washington).[2] It was one in numerous live-action films to be produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which is better known for its animated short film series Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The film featured an animated intro sequence by courtesy of Harman-Ising Productions, which produced both series for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. Pictures.[3]
Plot
[edit]John Mason and Janet Carter receive an anonymous letter telling them to travel to a ghost town that has an abandoned mine. There they befriend each other as they try to find out why they were sent the letters. They soon find themselves targets of Joe Ryan and his gang who are looking for the hidden gold inside the abandoned mine. They are helped by the mysterious Phantom of the mine who has his own plans.
Cast
[edit]- John Wayne as John Mason
- Sheila Terry as Janet Carter
- Harry Woods as Joe Ryan
- Erville Alderson as Tom Benedict
- Otto Hoffman as Simon - Benedict's Servant
- Martha Mattox as Mrs. Herman
- Blue Washington as Clarence Washington Brown
- John T. Prince as Bill Carter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Haunted Gold". TCM. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ Todoruk, Jordan (April 12, 2024). "John Wayne Tried (And Failed) to Break Into Horror With This Early Western". Collider. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation". www.cartoonbrew.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Haunted Gold at IMDb
- Haunted Gold at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Haunted Gold at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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