The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West is a 1938 American musical Western film adapted from the 1905 play of the same name by David Belasco, better known for providing the plot of the opera La fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini. A frontier woman falls in love with an outlaw.
Plot
In a remote mining camp in California, a group of miners seeks their fortune during the Gold Rush. The miners frequent a saloon run by Mary, who is known as the "Girl of the Golden West." Mary is beloved by the miners.
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| author | Boyce DeGaw Isabel Dawn |
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| director | Robert Z. Leonard |
| editor | W. Donn Hayes |
| genre | drama western |
| keywords | ceiling cheat covered wagon difficult choice gold rush married mining camp new life on the run plan sing true identity |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart Sigmund Romberg |
| producer | William Anthony McGuire |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| theme | musical operetta romantic drama romantic musical |