Six-Gun Gold

Six Gun Gold
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Tom Gibson
Screenplay by	Norton S. Parker
Produced by	Bert Gilroy
Starring	Tim Holt Ray Whitley Jan Clayton
Cinematography	Harry J. Wild
Edited by	Frederic Knudtson
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1941 (1941-08-08) (U.S.)[1]
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$49,000[2]
Box office	$113,000[2]

Six Gun Gold is a 1941 western film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt, Ray Whitley and Jan Clayton.[3] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.[4]

Plot

Don, Smokey and Whopper stop a runaway stagecoach and save passenger Jenny Blanchard on their way to Placerville, where the marshal is Don's brother, Brad.

When he gets to town, Don finds someone impersonating his brother. The law counters by accusing Don and his pals of being horse thieves. Jenny vouches for their integrity with father Ben and sister Penny.

It turns out the stagecoach line owner's assistant is behind a gold-shipment theft and other crimes. Don and local miners get involved, saving the day.

Cast

• Tim Holt as Don Cardigan
• Fern Emmett as Jenny
• Jan Clayton as Penny
• Eddy Waller as Ben
• Ray Whitley as Smokey
• Lee White as Whopper
• LeRoy Mason as Reynolds, fake Brad Cardigan
• Eddy Waller as Ben Blanchard
• Fern Emmett as Jenny Blanchard
• Davison Clark as Robinson
• Harry Harvey as Vander
• Slim Whitaker as Deputy Miller
• Lane Chandler as Brad Cardigan
• Jim Corey as Deputy

Reception

The film made a profit of $22,000.[2] It was also critically well received.[5]

References

1. "Six-Gun Gold: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
2. Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56.
3. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p162
4. Fetrow p.454
5. "Tim Holt Rides a Perilous Race". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. January 8, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

• Six-Gun Gold at IMDb
• Six-Gun Gold at the TCM Movie Database
• Six-Gun Gold at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films