Lust for Gold (1950)

Directed by

S. Sylvan Simon

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man searches for a legendary lost gold mine in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. The story is told in flashback from the 1940s and shows his dangerous obsession and troubled romance.

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What happens

Lust for Gold is a 1949 American Western film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Ida Lupino and Glenn Ford. The film is about the legendary Lost Dutchman gold mine, starring Ford as the "Dutchman" and Lupino as the woman he loves. The historical events are seen through a framing device set in the contemporary 1940s. It was based on the book Thunder God's Gold by Barry Storm. Part of the film was shot on location in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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