20. Sutter's Gold

This 1936 film was a fictionalised version of the result of discovering gold at Sutter's property in California sparking the 1849 Gold Rush. It starred Edward Arnold as Sutter with a supporting cast including Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katharine Alexander, Montagu Love, and Harry Carey as Kit Carson. The film was directed by James Cruze.

The plot was based on the French novel "L'Or; la merveilleuse histoire du gènèral Johan August Sutter" by Blaise Cendrars (Paris 1925).

Thanks to Gerry Mortimore who supplied the photos and text.

Artist: Unsigned
Date: 1936
Brand: Waddington's
Material: Cardboard
Nationality: British
Number: 20
Pieces: 439
Range: Giant
Size: 21" x 15"
Theme: Films-Theatre
Title: Sutter's Gold