Lust for Gold
by George Marshall, S. Sylvan Simon
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Actor: Edgar Buchanan, Gig Young, Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino, William PrinceDirector: George Marshall, S. Sylvan Simon
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Archie Stout
Producer: S. Sylvan Simon
Producer: Earl McEvoy
Writer: Barry Storm
Writer: Richard English
Writer: Ted Sherdeman
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
Published: 2005
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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DVD Review: A Search For The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, With Murder And Greed Along The Way
Summary: 4 Stars
This forgotten gem is an A movie trying to break out of a B movie's conventions. Even as a B movie, if it had been directed by Edgar Ulmer many people would be raving over it. But it was directed by a man named S. Sylvan Simon who died of a heart attack in his forties. This was his last movie, and it has been forgotten just about as thoroughly as he has.
It's the story of the Lost Dutchman Mine, a rich gold mine lost, then discovered again, and then apparently lost forever. It's the story of Jacob "Dutch" Walz (Glenn Ford), a German immigrant in 1880 who, with a partner, tracks two men to the mine in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. When the men find it, Walz and his partner shoot them down. Then Walz cooly turns his rifle on his partner. It's also the present day story of Walz' grandson, Barry Storm (William Prince), who is searching for the mine again. A generation and a half ago his grandfather disappeared, taking the secret of the mine with him. Storm is determined to find the place, but a killer has been murdering prospectors who have gotten too close to where the mine might be.
The movie is oddly constructed but still works well. Three quarters of the time is a flashback to Jacob Walz, his search for the mine and his entanglement with Julia Thomas (Ida Lupino), a woman as ruthless as he, and her husband, Pete (Gig Young), a jealous and weak man. Bracketing this story is Barry Storm. At first, Storm is following a man who is confident he knows where the Lost Dutchman is located. A rifle shot ends that search and Storm is left with a dead body to explain to the sheriff (Paul Ford) and the sheriff's deputy (Will Geer). At the end of Walz' story we move back to Storm. Now, the killer is tracking him. In a nice twist, the killer is probably not who you'll immediately suspect.
Glenn Ford does a nice job as the grim, mean Jacob Walz. When he thinks Julia may actually love him, he's shy and a little tongue-tied. When he realizes she was using him...well, let's say he gets his own back with her and her husband after he's tricked them into the Superstition Mountains. This is an unusual role to take on for a young and increasingly popular lead actor. After he was established as a major star, Ford didn't often play ruthless bad guys. With this role, he proved he could whenever he wanted to.
Ida Lupino does a great job as the in-it-for-me Julia Thomas. She looks just fine when she's luring Jacob into her web. Later, she's not afraid to look dirty and bedraggled after she's been without water for a couple of days, had to scramble over rocks, been shot at and tossed in the dirt.
The black and white DVD picture is in very good condition. There are no extras.
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