Lust for Gold (1949)

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Writers:

Barry Storm (book)
Ted Sherdeman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 June 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Plot:

The tale of how immigrant Jacob Walz, the "Dutchman" (German) of Arizona's notorious Lost Dutchman gold mine...

Plot Keywords:

Gold Miner | Suspense | Gold Ore | Melodrama | Distrust

Cast

Ida Lupino	...	Julia Thomas
Glenn Ford	...	Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Gig Young	...	Pete Thomas
William Prince	...	Barry Storm
Edgar Buchanan	...	Wiser
Will Geer	...	Deputy Ray Covin
Paul Ford	...	Sheriff Lynn Early

Also Known As:

For Those Who Dare (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #13637) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Superstition Mountains, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Quotes:

[Jacob Walz's gold ore is being evaluated in the Assay Office]
Man in crowd: How much?
First woman in crowd: $40,000.
Second woman in crowd: It's over $40,000.
Third woman in crowd: It's way over $40,000.
Fourth woman in crowd: It's $50,000!

Chasing smoke in the Superstition Mountains....

There is nothing more exciting than a quest for treasure. In fact, even if the treasure is only a legend, people will look for it. In "Lust For Gold", the treasure seekers exhibit the lust, greed, and paranoia that often overtakes logic. Glen Ford as Jacob Walz is so afraid that his hidden mine will be found out by the angry crowds following him, that he falls prey to the scheming Ida Lupino and her jealous husband, Gig Young. The story of how the mine was lost, and the supposed reliable clues of how to find it, are told in a very logical flashback scenario. The movie moves quite quickly and is beautifully photographed. Even if there never was a treasure, "Lust For Gold" is a treasure itself. - MERK