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California Gold Rush

Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west forever.

Top Cast

  • John Dehner

    John Dehner

    Capt. John Sutter

  • Henry Jones

    Henry Jones

    Joe Gillis

  • Gene Evans

    Gene Evans

    Sam Brannon

  • Ken Curtis

    Ken Curtis

    Kentuck

  • Victor Mohica

    Victor Mohica

    Joaquin Murieta

  • Robert Hays

    Robert Hays

    Bret Harte / Narrator

  • Cliff Osmond

    Cliff Osmond

    Harry Love

  • Don Haggerty

    Don Haggerty

    Jake Brown

  • Coleman Creel

    Coleman Creel

    Owens

Overview

Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west forever.

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