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Haunted Gold
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569798557
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 79855
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 22, 2007
Running Time: 57 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1932
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Editorial Review:
John Wayne's road to stardom needed some giddyup in the early 1930s; after a leading-man turn in The Big Trail, he quickly fell into B-movie obscurity. While waiting to vault to first-tier status in 1939's Stagecoach, he honed his talent with a set of six B-Westerns at Warner Brothers, shot in 1932-33. The series of snappy little films (under an hour each) allowed Warners to recycle footage (and plots) from a string of silent Westerns made with Ken Maynard, with the young Mr. Wayne stepping into Maynard's saddle. Haunted Gold adds a dose of haunted-house shenanigans to an awkward tale about a hidden cache of gold. The comic relief comes from character actor Blue Washington, who unfortunately has the kind of wide-eyed, scaredy-cat role that too many black actors of the era got stuck with. Wayne, 25 years old, plays the same naively heroic hero in each of the six films. He's lean and handsome and not yet grown into his talent. But you can see how much the camera likes him--as his future director Howard Hawks might have put it--and how much that famous stride is already coming into step. --Robert Horton
A cowboy unmasks the phantom of an abandoned mine shaft.Runtime: 57 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 012569798557 Manufacturer No: 79855
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Mixing Genres
Plenty of reviews have already mentioned the racial component to this film. I was somewhat surprised that Warners gave this film a DVD release because of it. However, they should be applauded for releasing the film without censoring or burying it, if only to reveal the film as a document of its time.
That said, HAUNTED GOLD is really a fascinating mixture of genres. If Charles Dickens had written a western it might have looked like this. Erville Alderson carries himself like Uriah ... Read More
Rating:  - Politically Incorrect Western Ghost Movie
"Haunted Gold" gets a 3 star rating in my book because it is rather unique among the pre-"Stagecoach" John Wayne movies. Most of those early movies do well to warrent a 2 star rating and are worth watching solely because Wayne is generally always worth watching. When it comes to plots, however, they all tend to follow a predictable sequence; young woman's family encounters trouble from bad guys, John Wayne emerges to help, bad guys temporarily disgrace, discredit or disempower Wayne's character, ... Read More
Rating:  - Average B western
I found myself bored with this as I do with all of Dukes earlier works. Fun to watch once but I never feel the need to repeat viewings. Haunted Gold is an average B western with the same substandard script and poor acting, but the action is very good. As for the earlier Duke films, if you're looking for quality westerns, I HIGHLY recommend the following: Helltown(Dukes best early performance), The Big Trail(Absolutley a grand spectacle in early filmmaking and the first widescreen movie)and Angel ... Read More
Rating: - Haunted Gold
My family and I enjoyed this movie very much. It showed a lighter side to Wayne.
Rating:  - Haunted Gold
This is a movie that the family will want to gather around the t.v., with popcorn in hand, to watch. From the title page with bats flying towards you, to the eyes mysteriously watching from behind pictures and clocks. John Wayne rides into the "ghost town" to claim his share of a closed gold mine, only to find villians and mysterious characters running around town. Of course there is a female he is sure to fall in love with. With the help of his workhand, Clarence and his horse, Duke, ... Read More
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