Wild Gold

Wild Gold
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Lester Cole Henry Johnson
Story by	Dudley Nichols Lamar Trotti
Produced by	Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring	John Boles Claire Trevor Harry Green Roger Imhof
Cinematography	Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	David Buttolph
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	June 8, 1934 (1934-06-08)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wild Gold is a 1934 American romantic comedy drama film directed by George Marshall and starring John Boles, Claire Trevor, Harry Green and Roger Imhof. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The film was released on June 8, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation.

Plot

Steve Miller, a young mining engineer attracted to the nightclub singer Jerry Jordan, conspires to spend time with her when he tampers with her car leaving them both stranded in Nevada gold mining country. Miller ends up reopening a gold mine while Jordan performs at the nearby mining town alongside a travelling group of chorus girls led by impresario Jake Lorillard Pushkin.

Cast

• John Boles as Steve Miller
• Claire Trevor as Jerry Jordan
• Harry Green as J. 'Jake' Lorillard Pushkin
• Roger Imhof as James 'Pop' Benson
• Ruth Gillette as Dixie Belle
• Monroe Owsley as Walter Jordan
• Edward Gargan as Eddie Sparks
• Suzanne Kaaren as One of the Golden Girls
• Wini Shaw as One of the Golden Girls
• Blanca Vischer as One of the Golden Girls
• Elsie Larson as One of the Golden Girls
• Gloria Roy as One of the Golden Girls
• Myrla Bratton as One of the Golden Girls

Censorship

Before Wild Gold could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene where the camera pans across a shelf of liquor bottles and to shorten the scene of men drinking. ^[4]

References

1. "Wild Gold (1934) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
2. A.D.S. (July 24, 1934). "Movie Review - Wild Gold - THE SCREEN; ' Wild Gold,' a Drama of the California Mining Camps of Today, Has Its Premiere at the Mayfair". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
3. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Wild Gold". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
4. "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2025.

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Wild Gold at IMDb