Days of '49

Days of '49

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Days of '49

"EVERY CHAPTER A CLASSIC OF ROMANCE AND HUMAN PASSIONS"

1924

5h 0m

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Adventure

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Western

Overview

The 15-chapter plot follows, in a fanciful manner, the General Fremont expedition into Spanish California to acquire California for the United States, and the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. Chapter titles: 1. Soldiers of Fortune 2. Red Men and White 3. A Night of Terror 4. The Empire Builders 5. A Web of Lies 6. Demetroff's Vow 7. Facing Death 8. Under the Bear Flag 9. A Ride of Peril 10. Yellow Metal and Blue Blood 11. Gold Madness 12. Crimson Nights 13. Vigilante's Justice 14. For Life and Love 15. Trail's End

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Neva Gerber

Sierra Sutter

Neva Gerber

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Edmund Cobb

Cal Coleman

Edmund Cobb

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Charles Brinley

John Sutter

Charles Brinley

Acting

Ruth Royce

Arabella Ryan

Ruth Royce

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Yakima Canutt

Hombre

Yakima Canutt

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Al Hoxie

Indian Chief

Al Hoxie

Directing

Wilbur McGaugh

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