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Virginia City

  • 6.8 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

Errol Flynn as Kerry Bradford
Errol Flynn

as Kerry Bradford

Miriam Hopkins as Julia Hayne
Miriam Hopkins

as Julia Hayne

Randolph Scott as Vance Irby
Randolph Scott

as Vance Irby

Humphrey Bogart as John Murrell
Humphrey Bogart

as John Murrell

Frank McHugh as Mr. Upjohn
Frank McHugh

as Mr. Upjohn

Alan Hale as Olaf Swenson
Alan Hale

as Olaf Swenson

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Marblehead
John Litel as Marshall
John Litel

as Marshall

Douglass Dumbrille as Maj. Drewery
Douglass Dumbrille

as Maj. Drewery

Moroni Olsen as Cameron
Moroni Olsen

as Cameron

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 23, 1940

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $1,179,000.00

Revenue

  • $2,372,567.00

Runtime

  • 2.02 hrs

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Reviews

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 1…

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 …