California's Golden Beginning

California's Golden Beginning

9.0IMDb Score
Released:1948-01-01
Duration:16 min
Director:Edward Salven
Actors:John Eldredge, Louis Jean Heydt, Harold Vermilyea, Lane Chandler, Will Wright
Production:Academy Film Project, Paramount Pictures

Overview:

A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

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