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| name = Ghost-Town Gold
| name = Ghost-Town Gold
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| image = Ghost-Town Gold FilmPoster.jpeg
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| caption = DVD cover
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| director = [[Joseph Kane]]<br> Supervised by [[William Berke]]
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| director = [[Joseph Kane]]
| producer = [[Nat Levine]] (producer)<br>[[Sol C. Siegel]] (associate producer)
| producer = [[Nat Levine]] (producer)<br>[[Sol C. Siegel]] (associate producer)
| writer = [[Oliver Drake]] (screenplay)<br>[[William Colt MacDonald]] (characters)<br>[[Bernard McConville]] (story)<br>[[John Rathmell]] (screenplay)
| writer = [[Oliver Drake (filmmaker)|Oliver Drake]] (screenplay)<br>[[William Colt MacDonald]] (characters)<br>[[Bernard McConville]] (story)<br>[[John Rathmell]] (screenplay)
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| starring = See below
| starring = See below
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[Jack A. Marta]]<br>[[William Nobles (cinematographer)|William Nobles]]
| cinematography = [[Jack A. Marta]]<br>[[William Nobles (cinematographer)|William Nobles]]
| editing = [[Lester Orlebeck]]
| editing = [[Lester Orlebeck]]
| distributor =
| distributor = [[Republic Pictures]]
| released = 26 October 1936
| released = {{Film date|1936|10|26}}
| runtime = 55 minutes
| runtime = 55 minutes
| country = {{film US}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Ghost-Town Gold''''' is a 1936 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Joseph Kane]] and was the second entry of the 51-film series of [[Western (genre)|Western]] "[[The Three Mesquiteers|Three Mesquiteers]]" [[B-movies]].<ref name="b-westerns">{{cite web |url=http://www.b-westerns.com/trio3m7.htm |title=The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures |accessdate=2011-08-29|work=b-westerns.com}}</ref> It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by [[William Colt MacDonald]].


==Plot==
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'''''Ghost-Town Gold''''' is a 1936 American film directed by [[Joseph Kane]] and was the second entry of the 51-film series of [[Western (genre)|Western]] "[[The Three Mesquiteers|Three Mesquiteers]]" [[B-movies]].<ref name="b-westerns">{{cite web |url=http://www.b-westerns.com/trio3m7.htm |title=The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures |accessdate=2011-08-29|work=b-westerns.com}}</ref>
Having earned a tidy sum from the sale of some cattle they drove, The Three Mesquiteers reluctantly send the gambling addict Lullaby Joslin to bank their cheque from the sale. Lullaby wins Elmer, a ventriloquist dummy at a crooked carnival by cheating at a game of [[Three Card Monte]], replacing all his cards with Aces. Lullaby and Elmer are on a roll and arrive at the bank just after it closes.


During the night the bank is robbed, the Three Mesquiteers stay on to help the bank, including Tucson Smith taking the place of a champion in a prize fight, and apprehend the robbers who hid the money in a [[ghost town]].
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== Cast ==

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==Cast==
*[[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]] as Stony Brooke
*[[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]] as Stony Brooke
*[[Ray Corrigan]] as Tucson Smith
*[[Ray Corrigan]] as Tucson Smith
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*[[Kay Hughes]] as Sabina Thornton
*[[Kay Hughes]] as Sabina Thornton
*[[LeRoy Mason]] as Dirk Barrington
*[[LeRoy Mason]] as Dirk Barrington
*[[Burr Caruth]] as Mayor Ben Thornton
*Burr Caruth as Mayor Ben Thornton
*[[Bob Kortman]] as Monk (Barrington's Henchman)
*[[Bob Kortman]] as Monk (Barrington's Henchman)
*[[Milburn Morante]] as Jake Rawlins
*[[Milburn Morante]] as Jake Rawlins
*[[Frank Hagney]] as 'Wild Man' Joe Kamatski
*[[Frank Hagney]] as 'Wild Man' Joe Kamatski
*Don Roberts as O'Brien's manager
*Don Roberts as O'Brien's manager
*[[F. Herrick Herrick]] as Catlett, the Fight Promoter
*F. Herrick Herrick as Catlett, the Fight Promoter
*[[Robert C. Thomas]] as 'Thunderbolt' O'Brien, the Champ
*Robert C. Thomas as 'Thunderbolt' O'Brien, the Champ
*[[Yakima Canutt]] as Buck (Barrington's Henchman)
*[[Yakima Canutt]] as Buck (Barrington's Henchman)
*[[Hank Worden]] as Mr. Crabtree


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0027670|title=Ghost-Town Gold}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0027670|title=Ghost-Town Gold}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=three_mesquiteers|name=Ghost-Town Gold}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=three_mesquiteers|name=Ghost-Town Gold}}


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Latest revision as of 05:35, 6 September 2024

Ghost-Town Gold
DVD cover
Directed byJoseph Kane
Supervised by William Berke
Written byOliver Drake (screenplay)
William Colt MacDonald (characters)
Bernard McConville (story)
John Rathmell (screenplay)
Produced byNat Levine (producer)
Sol C. Siegel (associate producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyJack A. Marta
William Nobles
Edited byLester Orlebeck
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • October 26, 1936 (1936-10-26)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ghost-Town Gold is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and was the second entry of the 51-film series of Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movies.[1] It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by William Colt MacDonald.

Plot

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Having earned a tidy sum from the sale of some cattle they drove, The Three Mesquiteers reluctantly send the gambling addict Lullaby Joslin to bank their cheque from the sale. Lullaby wins Elmer, a ventriloquist dummy at a crooked carnival by cheating at a game of Three Card Monte, replacing all his cards with Aces. Lullaby and Elmer are on a roll and arrive at the bank just after it closes.

During the night the bank is robbed, the Three Mesquiteers stay on to help the bank, including Tucson Smith taking the place of a champion in a prize fight, and apprehend the robbers who hid the money in a ghost town.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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