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The Girl of the Golden West is a american film of genre Western directed by John Francis Dillon released in USA on 12 october 1930 with Ann Harding

The Girl of the Golden West (1930)

The Girl of the Golden West
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Released in USA 12 october 1930
Length 1h21
OriginUSA
Genres Western
Rating58% 2.9323452.9323452.9323452.9323452.932345

The Girl of the Golden West is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., directed by John Francis Dillon and starred Broadway actress Ann Harding and James Rennie. Ann Harding's then husband, Harry Bannister, plays the villain Jack Rance. David Belasco wrote, directed, and produced the original play in 1905 which starred Blanche Bates.

Two previous silent film versions were made, one by Cecil B. DeMille in 1915 and another starring Sylvia Breamer in 1923. More famously, Belasco's play was filmed yet again in 1938 as a musical with operetta duo Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.

Cinematographer Sol Polito also worked on the 1923 silent version.

Synopsis

Minnie (Harding) runs the Polka saloon during the days of the Gold Rush in California and lives on the bought in from drinking and gambling at her establishment. She is highly respected by the miners who live in the area and they protect her and see to it that no harm comes her way. Minnie falls in love with Dick Johnson (Rennie), who mysteriously rides into town one day. Minnie doesn't know that he is a notorious road agent who is being sought after by the agents of the Wells Fargo express. Instead, Minnie believes that Rennie is a miner.

Actors

Ann Harding

(Minnie)James Rennie

(Dick Johnson)Harry Bannister

(Jack Rance)J. Farrell MacDonald

(Sonora Slim)George Cooper

(Trinidad Joe)
And :
Arthur Housman
Johnnie Walker
Joseph W. Girard
Arthur Stone
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