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53% Critic Match
In Old California
“Torn from the pages of America's most reckless era-THE UNFORGETTABLE GOLD RUSH DAYS!”
5.3 / 10• 1942• 1h 31m•NR• English
ActionRomanceWestern
Storyline
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Tom Craig
Lead
Binnie Barnes
Lacey Miller
Albert Dekker
Britt Dawson
Helen Parrish
Ellen Sanford
Patsy Kelly
Helga
Edgar Kennedy
Kegs McKeever
Dick Purcell
Joe Dawson
Harry Shannon
Mr. Carlin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William C. McGann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. In Old California is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
