California Gold Rush (film)

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California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Screenplay byRobert Creighton Williams
Produced bySidney Picker
Starring Wild Bill Elliott
Robert Blake
Alice Fleming
Peggy Stewart
Russell Simpson
Dick Curtis
Cinematography William Bradford
Edited by Charles Craft
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 4, 1946 (1946-02-04)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

California Gold Rush is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Russell Simpson and Dick Curtis. It was released on February 4, 1946 by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "California Gold Rush (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. February 6, 1996. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. Hal Erickson (2015). "California-Gold-Rush - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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