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Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.
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Jonathan Trumbo
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Lily Bishop
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Michael Fabian
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Capt. Pharaoh Coffin
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Mr. Pike
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Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez
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Whitey
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Booth Pennock
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Pokey
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Padre
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Col. Stuart
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Elvira
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Sen. Creel
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Wagon Woman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alban ...
Delegate (uncredited)
George Anderson ...
Miner (uncredited)
Carl Andre ...
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Billy Andrews ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Willoughby (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
George Barton ...
Farmer (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Cowhand (uncredited)
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Stark (uncredited)
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Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Town Marshal (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Nora Bush ...
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
Michael Cirillo ...
Barfly (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Man (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Cavalry N.C.O. (uncredited)
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Fabian Supporter (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Clem (uncredited)
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Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ...
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
James Davies ...
Miner (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Mike (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
LeRoy Edwards ...
Black Slave (uncredited)
Eddie Ehrhart ...
Boy (uncredited)
Diane Ervin ...
Wagon Woman / Miner's Wife (uncredited)
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Stranger (uncredited)
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Second Town Matron (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ...
(uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Card Player (uncredited)
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Cavalry Lieutenant on Patrol (uncredited)
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Higgins (uncredited)
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Jessie (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Mexican Sheepherder (uncredited)
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Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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Black Servant (uncredited)
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Stranger (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Harry Hayden ...
Barrett (uncredited)
Len Hendry ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Old Woman (uncredited)
Tex Holden ...
Miner (uncredited)
Wesley Hopper ...
Faro Dealer (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Bill Hunter ...
Miner (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Black Slave (uncredited)
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Whipman (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Pioneer (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Reb (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Printer (uncredited)
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Stranger (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Stranger (uncredited)
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Slim (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
Dock McGill ...
Coffin's Servant (uncredited)
William Meader ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Coffin Man (uncredited)
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Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Richard M. Norman ...
(uncredited)
Anton Northpole ...
Barfly (uncredited)
Jasper Palmer ...
Miner (uncredited)
Tony Paton ...
Delegate (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Pepito Pérez ...
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ed Randolph ...
(uncredited)
Albert Ray ...
(uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Pennock's Partner with Whip (uncredited)
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Mexican Sheepherder (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Delegate (uncredited)
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Gaunt Wagon Woman (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Miner (uncredited)
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Coffin Man (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
LeRoy Taylor ...
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
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Eddie (uncredited)
Janet Thomas ...
Wagon Woman (uncredited)
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Delegate (uncredited)
Tommy Tucker ...
Elwyn Smith (uncredited)
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Emma (uncredited)
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Mr. Gunce (uncredited)
Bobby Warde ...
(uncredited)
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Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead ...
Miner / Onlooker / Steamship Clerk / Delegate (uncredited)
Crane Whitley ...
Abe Clinton (uncredited)
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Stranger (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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President James K. Polk (uncredited)
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Chairman (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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Frank Butler ... (screenplay) and
Theodore Strauss ... (screenplay)
 
Boris Ingster ... (story)
 
Seton I. Miller ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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John Farrow ... producer
Seton I. Miller ... producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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Ray Rennahan ... director of photography

Editorial Department

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Robert Brower ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Eda Warren ... editorial supervisor

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ray Moyer

Costume Design by

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Edith Head ... costume designer: women
Gile Steele ... costume designer: men

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Charles Gemora ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Herbert Coleman ... assistant director
Joe Keller ... second unit director (uncredited)
Roy Kreuger ... second unit director (uncredited)
Michael D. Moore ... second assistant director (uncredited)
James A. Rosenberger ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stanley Cooley ... sound recordist
John Cope ... sound recordist
Philip Wisdom ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
Devereaux Jennings ... special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae ... special optical effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts

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Richard Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Archie R. Dalzell ... second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John A. Anderson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Location Management

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Joseph C. Youngerman ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Phil Boutelje ... music associate
Ken Lane ... vocal arranger
Charles Bradshaw ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Gerard Carbonara ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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John Walton Caughey ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Gladys Percey ... research director (uncredited)
Princess Conchita Pignatelli ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Elvira Smith ... research assistant (uncredited)
Joseph C. Youngerman ... production aide (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive, Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead: California is inching toward statehood, and certain people want to make it their private empire. Written by Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords
Taglines The Fabulous, Fantastic West! WHERE A MAN'S PLEASURE COSTS HIM HIS GOLD TREASURE! (original print media ad - many caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Californie terre promise (France)
  • カリフォルニア（1947） (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Lännen kutsu (Finland)
  • Καλιφόρνια (Greece)
  • Califórnia (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 97 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Television broadcasts were delayed until 1960 in order to protect Paramount's 1958 theatrical re-release which was still in wide distribution through 1959; its earliest documented telecast took place in Phoenix Friday 11 March 1960 on KVAR (Channel 12). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later. It was released on DVD 8 May 2007 as one of 4 titles in Universal's Classic Western Roundup Volume 2, and, since that time, cable TV viewers have been afforded the opportunity of seeing it looking just like new, in glorious Technicolor, on the Western Channel. See more »
Goofs A number of the pistols used by characters appear to be cartridge revolvers, rather than cap-and-ball. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Something to Talk About (1995). See more »
Soundtracks CALIFORNIA See more »
Quotes Booth Pennock: You know, Trumbo, if ever you grow up, you'll learn that a woman is like a poker game. What you take in one hand you drop in the next.
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