Summary
Flowing Gold is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, and Alice Calhoun. The film's plot concerns the Texas oil industry.[1]
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| Directed by | Joseph De Grasse |
| Written by | Richard Walton Tully |
| Based on | Flowing Gold 1922 novel by Rex Beach |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson Milton Sills Alice Calhoun |
| Cinematography | Roy Carpenter Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
Production company | Richard Walton Tully Productions |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[2] ex-soldier Calvin Gray arrives in the Texas oil fields and meets the newly rich Briskow family. He soon becomes involved in a medley of adventures, including saving the Briscows from business ruin, rescuing the son Buddy from a foolish marriage, revenging himself on a perjured officer who had caused his dismissal from military service, and winning the love of Allegheny Briskow. When a downpour causes a flood with burning oil floating on the waters, and lightning hitting a gusher well, Allegheny is able to rescue her sweetheart.
Cast edit
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Allegheny Briskow
- Milton Sills as Calvin Gray
- Alice Calhoun as Barbara Parker
- Crauford Kent as Henry Nelson
- John Roche as Buddy Briskow
- Cissy Fitzgerald as The Suicide Blonde
- Josephine Crowell as Ma Briskow
- Bert Woodruff as Pa Briskow
- Charles Sellon as Tom Parker
Preservation edit
A print of Flowing Gold was discovered in the Czech Film Archive,[3] and in 2020 the National Film Preservation Foundation issued a grant to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival for the restoration of the film.[4]
References edit
- ^ Storey & Kelley, p. 253.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Flowing Gold". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "47 Orphan Films To Be Preserved with Federal Grants". Moving Image Archive News. October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Federal Grants". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
Bibliography edit
- John Woodrow Storey & Mary L. Kelley. Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History. University of North Texas Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-574-41245-1
External links edit
- Flowing Gold at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Flowing Gold at the TCM Movie Database
- Flowing Gold at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lobby card at www.movingimagearchivenews.org (mid page)
