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Sutter's Gold is a 1936 fictionalized film version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast includes Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katherine Alexander, Montagu Love, and Harry Carey as Kit Carson.
The film is based on the novel "L'Or; la merveilleuse histoire du général Johann August Suter" by Blaise Cendrars (Paris, 1925); ISBN 1417910755.
Original Release
03/01/1936
US Release
03/01/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Arnold | Johan (John) Sutter |
| Lee Tracy | Pete Perkin |
| Binnie Barnes | Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski |
| Katharine Alexander | Anna Sutter |
| Montagu Love | Capt. Kettleson |
| Addison Richards | James Marshall |
| John Miljan | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| Harry Carey | Kit Carson |
| William Janney | John Sutter Jr. |
| Nan Grey | Ann Eliza Sutter |
Directors
Writers
Blaise Cendrars, Jack Kirkland, Walter Woods, George O'Neil, Bruno Frank
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Arnold | Johan (John) Sutter |
| Lee Tracy | Pete Perkin |
| Binnie Barnes | Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski |
| Katharine Alexander | Anna Sutter |
| Montagu Love | Capt. Kettleson |
| Addison Richards | James Marshall |
| John Miljan | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| Harry Carey | Kit Carson |
| William Janney | John Sutter Jr. |
| Nan Grey | Ann Eliza Sutter |
| Robert Warwick | Gen. Alexander Rotscheff |
| Morgan Wallace | General Fremont |
| Allen Vincent | Juan Bautista Alvarado Jr. |
| Mitchell Lewis | King Kamehameha |
| Rita Rozelle | |
| Stanley Andrews | Senator Rand |
| Oscar Apfel | Bartender |
| Frank Austin | Settler-Miner in Bar |
| John Bleifer | Guerino |
| Harry Bowen | San Francisco Mob Leader |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Producer |
