United States / May 31, 1942 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry Shannon | Mr. Carlin |
| Charles Halton | Mr. Hayes |
| Emmett Lynn | Whitey |
| Robert McKenzie | Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie) |
| Milton Kibbee | Ezra Tompkins |
| Paul Sutton | Chick - Dawson's henchman |
| Anne O'Neal | Mrs. Tompkins |
| Richard Alexander | Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold | Worried Woman |
| Hooper Atchley | Higgins |
| Sam Bernard | Miner |
| Stanley Blystone | San Francisco Deputy |
| Rudy Bowman | Townsman |
| Ed Brady | Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob |
| Frank Brownlee | Man on Street |
| Roy Bucko | Henchman |
| Nora Bush | Townswoman |
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| Zeke Canova | Miner |
| Horace B. Carpenter | Townsman |
| Lynne Carver | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Chester Conklin | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Jim Corey | Shorty |
| Wade Crosby | San Francisco Bartender |
| Donald Curtis | Pike - Dawson's Henchman |
| Russell Custer | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Rube Dalroy | Townsman |
| Art Dillard | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Townsman |
| Pearl Early | Mrs. Bates |
| Heenan Elliott | Man with Joker at Bar |
| Frank Ellis | Wagon Driver |
| Fern Emmett | Mrs. Coggins |
| Esther Estrella | Maria Alvarez |
| Jim Farley | Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob |
| Martin Faust | Miner |
| O.K. Ford | Singing Churchman |
| Martín Garralaga | Señor Alvarez |
| H.W. Gim | Townsman |
| Augie Gomez | Townsman |
| Dorothy Granger | Girl in First Saloon |
| Karl Hackett | Charlie - Wagon Owner |
| Frank Hagney | Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | Townsman |
| Chick Hannan | Henchman |
| Robert Homans | Marshal Alvin Thompson |
| Olin Howland | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Frank Jaquet | Dr. Glaggett |
| Lew Kelly | Forty-Niner |
| Jack Kirk | Wagon Driver on Run |
| Emily LaRue | Rosita Alvarez |
| Rex Lease | Gold Strike Rider |
| George Lloyd | San Francisco Sheriff |
| Jack Low | Bartender |
| Eric Mayne | Townsman |
| Merrill McCormick | Dawson's Henchman |
| Mathew McCue | Townsman |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Joe McGuinn | Deputy |
| Harry McKim | Boy at Wharf |
| Robert Milasch | Townsman |
| Carl Miller | Saloon Patron |
| Frank Mills | Loudmouthed Oaf (uncredited) |
| Art Mix | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Jack Montgomery | Henchman |
| Mike Morelli | Townsman |
| James C. Morton | Red - Sacramento Bartender |
| Charles Murphy | Saloon Patron |
| Bill Nestell | Townsman |
| Frank O'Connor | Bystander on Riverboat |
| Jack O'Shea | Saloon Patron |
| Bud Osborne | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Jack Perry | Townsman |
| Pascale Perry | Henchman |
| Ralph Peters | Undetermined Minor Role |
| Benny Petti | Townsman |
| Tex Phelps | Townsman |
| Rose Plumer | Townswoman |
| José Portugal | Jose |
| Jessie Proctor | Townswoman |
| Tom Quinn | Townsman |
| Bob Reeves | Townsman |
| Ruth Robinson | Mrs. Higgins |
| Tom Smith | Townsman |
| Forrest Taylor | Man in Saloon with Carlin |
| Harry Tenbrook | Saloon Waiter |
| Harry Tyler | Huckster |
| Minerva Urecal | Mrs. Carson |
| Guy Usher | Captain of First Boat |
| Max Waizmann | Bystander |
| Fred Walburn | Archie Higgins |
| Glen Walters | Woman at Camp |
| Cecil Weston | Mrs. Marvin |
| Slim Whitaker | Man on Street |
| Blackie Whiteford | Townsman |
| Matt Willis | Joker at Bar in San Francisco |
| Roque Ybarra | Townsman |
| Michael Miller | Yerp Bates |
| Jack Carr | Man Who Warns of Kegs' Arrival |
Genres
ActionRomanceWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | In Old California |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Republic Pictures |
| Release date | 31 maggio 1942 |
| Writer | Frances Hyland, Gertrude Purcell, Gladys Atwater, J. Robert Bren |
| Editing | Howard O'Neill |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Assistant directors | Kenneth Holmes, William C. McGann |
| Camera operators | Jack A. Marta |
| Additional photography | Jack A. Marta |
| Production design | Russell Kimball |
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| Art direction | Russell Kimball |
| Set decoration | Russell Kimball |
| Music | David Buttolph, Cy Feuer |
| Sound | David Buttolph, Cy Feuer |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Jul 23, 1945
France / Nov 01, 1946 / U
Austria / Jun 24, 1949 / 12
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