Documentary · United States of America · 1948 · 16m

California's Golden Beginning

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Director
Edward Salven
Cast
John Eldredge as Louis Jean Heydt as Harold Vermilyea as Lane Chandler as Will Wright as Irving Bacon as
Crew
Frank Brock — Editor Jack Roberts — Story Grant Leenhouts — Producer
Synopsis

A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Mood & Themes
goldcaliforniagold rush
Key Collaborators
Edward Salven Director Frank Brock Editor Jack Roberts Story Grant Leenhouts Producer
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