Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold is Where You Find It is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, and Claude Rains. Based on a story by Clements Ripley, with a screenplay by Warren Duff and Robert Buckner, the film is about the rivalry between farmers and miners in the Sacramento valley 30 years after the California Gold Rush. The feud between the two factions is complicated when a man from one side and a woman from the other fall in love. This Technicolor feature film was released on February 12, 1938 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Contents

• Gold is where you find it original trailer
• Plot summary
• Cast
• References

Plot summary

A new gold strike in California ten years after the American Civil War triggers a bitter feud between farmers and miners using hydraulic mining methods that flood the farmlands.

Cast

George Brent as Jared Whitney

Olivia de Havilland as Serena Ferris

Claude Rains as Col. Chris Ferris

Margaret Lindsay as Rosanne McCooey Ferris

John Litel as Ralph Ferris

Marcia Ralston as Molly Featherstone

Barton MacLane as Slag Minton

Tim Holt as Lance Ferris

Sidney Toler as Harrison McCooey

Henry O'Neill as Judge Clayburn

Willie Best as Joshua

Robert McWade as Mr. Crouch

George 'Gabby' Hayes as Enoch (as George Hayes)

Russell Simpson as MacKenzie

Harry Davenport as Dr. Parsons

Clarence Kolb as Major Walsh

Moroni Olsen as Sen. George Hearst

Walter Rodgers as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant