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FLOWING-GOLD RUSH..when one had to be ready to die today to love tomorrow..in the West's battle for the life-blood of the plains..WATER!
7 / 10 IMDb June 14, 1940 1h 0m
Judge Curry is selling Austin's land to nesters and his men are rustling his cattle to provide beef. When the Sheriff accuses butcher Gore of possessing stolen beef, Gore kills him. Curry then holds a quick election to change the county seat so he can preside at the trial. But Brill gets the Governor to change it back and this leads to the big shootout between Curry's men and Brill and the ranchers.
Director
Runtime
1h 0m
Release Date
June 14, 1940
Genre
Western
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast

George O'Brien
as Brill Austin

Virginia Vale
as Priscilla Brambull

Dick Hogan
as Larry Brambull

J. Farrell MacDonald
as Sheriff Jim Austin

Slim Whitaker
as Silent

Cy Kendall
as Pete Gore (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

Paul Everton
as Judge Ben Curry

Henry Hall
as Franklin Brambull

Monte Montague
as Sam Sully
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Quen Ramsey
as Murph

Darryl Hickman
as Homesteader's Son (uncredited)
Production Companies
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