Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

Men lived for it! Men killed for it!

NR 1936 · 94 min · ★ 7.0 · Western

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Directed by James Cruze · Written by George O'Neil

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