Flowing Gold (1924 film)
1924 film
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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 |
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| Produced by | Richard Walton Tully |
| 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 |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
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
- 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
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]
