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California's Golden Beginning

California's Golden Beginning

1948•16m•9.0/10
Documentary

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9.0/10(1)

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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Production

Academy Film Project, Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Harold Vermilyea

Harold Vermilyea

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Will Wright

Will Wright

Irving Bacon

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