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Flowing Gold is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alfred E. Green released in USA on 24 august 1940 with John Garfield

Flowing Gold (1940)

Flowing Gold
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Released in USA 24 august 1940
Length 1h21
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating64% 3.2456153.2456153.2456153.2456153.245615

Flowing Gold is a 1940 adventure film starring John Garfield, Frances Farmer, and Pat O'Brien. It was based on the novel of the same name by Rex Beach. The film is set in the American oilfields and the title refers to oil.

Synopsis

Oilfield worker John Alexander (John Garfield) is on the run from a murder charge. He talks "Hap" O'Connor (Pat O'Brien) into hiring "Johnny Blake" on a trial basis, even though Hap has been contacted by the police and given a wanted poster with a photograph of the fugitive. Hap is rewarded when Johnny saves him from being attacked by a man Hap fires for being drunk on the job. However, when the police show up again, Johnny has to flee.

Actors

John Garfield

(Johnny Blake)Raymond Walburn

(Ellery Q. 'Wildcat' Chalmers)Frances Farmer

(Linda Chalmers)Pat O'Brien

(Ian 'Hap' O'Connor)Cliff Edwards

('Hot Rocks' Harris)
And :
Granville Bates
John Alexander
Edward Pawley
Frank Mayo
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