''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California

Gold Rush of 1849 The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California ...

. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast includes Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katherine Alexander, Montagu Love, and Harry Carey as

Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime by biographies and ...

. The film was directed by

James Cruze James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. Early years Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

. The film is based on the novel "L'Or; la merveilleuse histoire du général Johann August Suter" by Blaise Cendrars (Paris, 1925); , and a play by

Bruno Frank Bruno Frank (June 13, 1887 – June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and humanist. Biography Frank was born in Stuttgart. He studied law and philosophy in Munich, where he later worked as a dramatist and novelist u ...

Cast

* Edward Arnold as John Sutter * Lee Tracy as Pete Perkin * Binnie Barnes as Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski * Katharine Alexander as Anna Sutter * Montagu Love as Capt. Kettleson *

Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than three hundred films between 1933 and his death. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Rich ...

as James Marshall * John Miljan as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado * Harry Carey as

* William Janney as John Sutter, Jr. * Nan Grey as Ann Eliza Sutter *

Robert Warwick Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction ...

as Gen. Alexander Rotscheff * Morgan Wallace as General Fremont * Allen Vincent as Juan Bautista Alvarado, Jr. * Mitchell Lewis as King Kamehameha *

Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ...

as Seaman Lars (uncredited) * George Irving as Dr. Billings (uncredited)

References

External links

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''Sutter's Gold'' at IMDB
1936 films Universal Pictures films Films directed by James Cruze American historical films 1936 Western (genre) films 1930s historical films Films set in the 1840s American Western (genre) films Films scored by Franz Waxman American black-and-white films Films set in California Cultural depictions of Kit Carson 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub