Gold (1932 film) explained

Gold is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower. An early sound B western, the film starred Jack Hoxie in the second of his six sound westerns, featuring Hooper Atchley as the villain Kramer. The film also marked the last screen appearance of silent movie actress Alice Day.^[1]

The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.^[2]

Plot

Kramer (Atchley) works the gold fields by buying up miners' claims and then having his henchmen murder them, taking both the money and the gold. When cowboy-turned-prospector Jack Tarrant's (Hoxie) partner Jeff Sellers becomes the next victim to Kramer's scam, Tarrant decides to put an end to Kramer's gang once and for all.

Cast

• Jack Hoxie as Jack Tarrant
• Alice Day as Marion Sellers
• Hooper Atchley as Kramer
• Matthew Betz as Henchman Childress
• Lafe McKee as Jeff Sellers
• Jack Clifford as Elmer Sigmuller
• Tom London as Sheriff
• Bob Kortman as Henchman Without Mustache
• John Lowell as Bartender

Notes and References

1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=6387 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Gold
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.69 c.1978 American Film Institute [Retrieved April 24, 2016]