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Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and unpretentious.
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- earnestironic
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20227/10
This is quite an action packed civil wartime drama with Errol Flynn on good form as escaped Yankee officer "Bradford", sent behind enemy lines to thwart a Confederate plan to smuggle $5 million in gold bullion to help the cash-strapped South. Turns out that the man leading the attempt to pinch the gold is none other than his former prison commander "Irby" (Randolph Scott) and now a cat and mouse game ensues between the men, both desperate to succeed... Add to the mix, the duplicitous "Murrell" (Humphrey Bogart), a shrewd bandit with designs of his own on the loot, and a little feistier than usual contribution from Miriam Hopkins - and Michael Curtiz creates quite a superior adventure with plenty going on, some decent dialogue - and characters with some substance - integrity even - as we head to a denouement that, admittedly, does lack for much peril. Still, a strong supporting cast work well with Max Steiner's reliable-as-ever score and some decent photography to make this more than just a vehicle for Flynn. It's good.
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Apr 20196/10
Oh, I'm an expert at that now. Treating friends like strangers and enemies like friends. Virginia City is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Robert Buckner. It stars Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, Miriam Hopkins, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Hale and Guinn Williams. Music is by Max Steiner and cinematography by Sol Polito. Story is a loose working of actual events that happened in December 1864 at the tail end of the American Civil War. A group of Confederate sympathisers are trying to ship a substantial amount of gold out of Virginia City to rebel leader Jefferson Davis, where it is hoped that the course of the war that the Confederates are close to losing will now be changed... It was a messy production, not very many people got on, the pic started without a finished script, and with the bad weather mixing with bad blood it was something of a chore for many of the cast. Add in that the great Bogart is woefully miscast - and he knows it - then you got a picture that considering the talent involved across the board is a long way away from being a genre classic. It starts off so promisingly, we are thrust into the murky confines of Libby Prison - The Black Hole Of The Confeder
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Cast
- Errol FlynnKerry Bradford
- Miriam HopkinsJulia Hayne
- Randolph ScottVance Irby
- Humphrey BogartJohn Murrell
- Frank McHughMr. Upjohn
- Alan HaleOlaf Swenson
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsMarblehead
- John LitelMarshall
- Douglass DumbrilleMaj. Drewery
- Moroni OlsenCameron
Crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Robert BucknerScreenplay
- Sol PolitoDirector of Photography
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- George AmyEditor
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