In Old California
Torn from the pages of America's most reckless era-THE UNFORGETTABLE GOLD RUSH DAYS!
1942 · 1h 31m · APPROVED
Action, Romance, Western
Directed by
William C. McGann
Overview
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
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