Haunted Gold

Starring: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Erville Anderson, et al.

A cowboy unmasks the phantom of an abandoned mine shaft.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 012569798557
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Mack V. Wright
• Starring: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Erville Anderson, Harry Woods, Otto Hoffman, Martha Mattox, Edgar Washington, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey
• Runtime: 57 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Black & White; Closed-captioned; DVD; NTSC
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Duke, go to the ranch and get the boys.

I viewed this film for only one reason. It may not have been worth it. I wanted to see a film that contained the "Black Bird" used in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). Spooky town, sliding panels, mysterious tunnels, spooky eyes, and a phantom all have to be dealt with in this film. More still unrealistic characters, stilted dialogue, and a suggestion that the phantom had a watermelon accent. The basic story is that different owners and quasi-owners of an abandoned gold mine were invited by cryptic letters promising it was worth the trip. One of the owners of the mine is a young John Wayne. If you are wondering why Duke is a better actor than most of the other characters, that is because he has had six moves in his acting career, and dialogue aside has the most visually cliffhanging action. One of the most memorable scenes in this film is when Clarence (Blue Washington) is in a phantom suite, and Duke is ready to kill. Clarence asks, "Duke, don't you recognize me?” and Duke shakes his head no. Clarence takes off the phantom hood and asks Duke again. This time, Duke shakes his head yes. This has all the feel of a serial. And we are not sure it will wrap up.