Flowing Gold (1924 film)

Flowing Gold
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Directed by	Joseph De Grasse
Written by	Richard Walton Tully
Based on	Flowing Gold 1921-22 serialized novel in Hearst's International by Rex Beach
Produced by	Richard Walton Tully
Starring	Anna Q. Nilsson Milton Sills Alice Calhoun
Cinematography	Roy Carpenter Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	LeRoy Stone
Production company	Richard Walton Tully Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	March 1, 1924 (1924-03-01)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Flowing Gold is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, and Alice Calhoun. The film's plot concerns the Texas oil industry. ^[1]

Plot

Flowing Gold (1924)

As described in a film magazine review, ^[2] ex-soldier Calvin Gray arrives in the Texas oil fields and meets the newly rich Briskow family. He soon becomes involved in a medley of adventures, including saving the Briscows from business ruin, rescuing the son Buddy from a foolish marriage, revenging himself on a perjured officer who had caused his dismissal from military service, and winning the love of Allegheny Briskow. When a downpour causes a flood with burning oil floating on the waters, and lightning hitting a gusher well, Allegheny is able to rescue her sweetheart.

Cast

• Anna Q. Nilsson as Allegheny Briskow
• Milton Sills as Calvin Gray
• Alice Calhoun as Barbara Parker
• Crauford Kent as Henry Nelson
• John Roche as Buddy Briskow
• Cissy Fitzgerald as The Suicide Blonde
• Josephine Crowell as Ma Briskow
• Bert Woodruff as Pa Briskow
• Charles Sellon as Tom Parker

Preservation

A print of Flowing Gold was discovered in the Czech Film Archive, ^[3] and in 2020 the National Film Preservation Foundation issued a grant to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival for the restoration of the film. ^[4]

References

1. Storey & Kelley, p. 253.
2. Pardy, George T. (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Flowing Gold". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved September 22, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "47 Orphan Films To Be Preserved with Federal Grants". Moving Image Archive News. October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
4. "2020 Federal Grants". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

Bibliography

• John Woodrow Storey & Mary L. Kelley. Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History. University of North Texas Press, 2008. ISBN   978-1-574-41245-1

External links

• Flowing Gold at IMDb
• Flowing Gold at the TCM Movie Database
• Flowing Gold at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Lobby card at www.movingimagearchivenews.org (mid page)