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Virginia City

Virginia City

6,2 /10 (35 Votes)
1940 EN 121 min

Overview

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.

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Release date

23/03/1940

Votes

35

Popularity

1.4

Go West!...to Virginia City...for excitement, for adventure, for primitive romance!!!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

121 min

Budget

$1,179,000

Revenue

$2,372,567

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Kerry Bradford

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Julia Hayne

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Vance Irby

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

John Murrell

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Mr. Upjohn

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Olaf Swenson

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Marblehead

John Litel

John Litel

Marshall

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Maj. Drewery

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Cameron

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Armistead

Dickie Jones

Dickie Jones

Cobby

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Union Soldier

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Gaylord

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Abraham Lincoln

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Jefferson Davis

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Union Fanatic with Knife (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Barfly (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)

No photo

Roy Bucko

Barfly (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

Southerner (uncredited)

No photo

Tex Cooper

Townsman (uncredited)

Ben Corbett

Ben Corbett

Barfly (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Saloon Spieler (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Southerner (uncredited)

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Maj. Gen. Taylor (uncredited)

George Guhl

George Guhl

Sazerac Saloon Bartender #2 (uncredited)

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Union Officer (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Gen. George Meade (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)

No photo

Chick Hannan

Barfly (uncredited)

John Harron

John Harron

Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

No photo

Al Haskell

Guerrilla (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Confederate Gen. Page (uncredited)

Max Hoffman Jr.

Max Hoffman Jr.

Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Southerner (uncredited)

William Hopper

William Hopper

Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited)

No photo

Reed Howes

Union Sergeant on Horse (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Officer (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Bernard L. Kowalski

Bernard L. Kowalski

Extra (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Southerner (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Robert Milasch

Townsman (uncredited)

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Sergeant in Saloon Reporting Irby's Whereabouts (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Prisoner at Libby Prison (uncredited)

Shirley Mills

Shirley Mills

Crying Young Southern Girl (uncredited)

Art Mix

Art Mix

Southerner (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Kansas Moehring

Townsman (uncredited)

Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Wells Fargo Stage Driver (uncredited)

No photo

Philip Morris

Confederate Sentry (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Outpost Officer (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Prosecuting Officer (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Artie Ortego

Guerrilla (uncredited)

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Ted - Stage Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

Eddie Parker

Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Reeves

George Reeves

Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

George Regas

George Regas

Murrell's Halfbreed Henchman (uncredited)

No photo

Robert Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

No photo

Albert Russell

Southerner (uncredited)

Georgia Simmons

Georgia Simmons

Southern Spinster (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

Barfly (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)

Brandon Tynan

Brandon Tynan

Trenholm (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Sailor Vincent

Barfly (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Townsman Standing by Stagecoach (uncredited)

Norman Willis

Norman Willis

Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-04-07

⭐ 6

Oh, I'm an expert at that now. Treating friends like strangers and enemies like friends. Virginia City is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Robert Buckner. It stars Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, Miriam Hopkins, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Hale and Guinn Williams. Music is by Max Steiner and cinematography by Sol Polito. ​ Story is a loose working of actual events that happened in December 1864 at the tail end of the American Civil War. A group of Confederate sympathisers are trying to ship a substantial amount of gold out of Virginia City to rebel leader Jefferson Davis, where it is hope…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-23

⭐ 7

This is quite an action packed civil wartime drama with Errol Flynn on good form as escaped Yankee officer "Bradford", sent behind enemy lines to thwart a Confederate plan to smuggle $5 million in gold bullion to help the cash-strapped South. Turns out that the man leading the attempt to pinch the gold is none other than his former prison commander "Irby" (Randolph Scott) and now a cat and mouse game ensues between the men, both desperate to succeed... Add to the mix, the duplicitous "Murrell" (Humphrey Bogart), a shrewd bandit with designs of his own on the loot, and a little feistier than us…

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