California (1947) | |
| Director(s) | John Farrow |
| Producer(s) | John Farrow |
| Top Genres | Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | |
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California (1947) was a Romance - Western Film directed by John Farrow and produced by John Farrow.
SYNOPSIS
A Western about the American migration to California in 1848 and the quest for gold and statehood. An army deserter joins the migration to California, hoping for prosperity. He becomes entangled with a tough woman gambler, and the two team up with an equally tough miner in the war for statehood against a former slave trader whose nefarious goal is to make California his own personal territory.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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BlogHub Articles:
Western RoundUp: California Gold Country Western Locations
By Laura Grieve on Jun 5, 2026 From Classic Movie Hub BlogCalifornia Gold Country Western Locations From Iverson Ranch to Lone Pine, Moab to Kanab, Corriganville to Pioneertown, I love visiting Western movie locations! This spring a road trip took us to California?s ?Gold Country.? St. James, Sonora We spent a day in the little towns of Sonor... Read full article
Book Interview: Hitchcock?s California ? Vista Visions from the Camera Eye
By Devon Powell on Mar 1, 2020 From Hitchcock MasterPublisher: Middlebrow Books Release Date: July 01, 2020 Robert Jones “Hitchcock?s California: Vista Visions from the Camera Eye” celebrates (and re-creates) images that evoke scenes from many of the great director?s most famous films?including Notorious, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psyc... Read full article
California Fires Are Burning Hollywood History
By Lara on Nov 10, 2018 From BacklotsImage of the Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles, courtesy of ABC7 New York As I write this post, I’m looking out the window into a haze of smoke, blowing down to the Bay Area from the Camp Fire in Chico. California is fighting several severe wildfires right now, and as of this writing, the entire cit... Read full article
Small Town Theaters: A Gem in the Wine Country, the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, California
By The Lady Eve on Mar 8, 2018 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeOpened in 1934, the Sebastiani Screens Current and Classic Films On a recent trek into the wine country, we took some time to cruise Sonoma Plaza in the town's center, an area now lined with restaurants, specialty shops and food and wine sellers. Amazingly, in the midst of all this modern-era com... Read full article
Olivia de Havilland, Allison Janney, and Right of Publicity in the California Courts
By Lara on Mar 2, 2018 From BacklotsGoing about my day this afternoon, an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times entitled “What Does Olivia de Havilland Have Against Allison Janney?” came to my attention. Following the de Havilland case closely as I have been, there are some things from the article that I would like to add... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mr. Pike: Not no more it ain't!
Lily Bishop: You may think you're pretty high and mighty, Trumbo. But let me tell you this... if I live long enough, and I will, I'm going to pull you down off that fancy horse of yours and shove your face in the muck - so help me!
Lily Bishop: He was a gambler. He played the Mississippi boats. He always used to say, 'It's your cheat who's most afraid of being cheated.' You better stay on your horse after this, Trumbo. It makes you look more important than you really are. Another thing my father told me: 'Always leave a man burying money.'
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Facts about
In Feb. 1958, a reissue of this film was in wide release by Paramount on a double bill with another western, Desert Fury.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuary 30, 1950 with Ray Milland reprising his film role.
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