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Virginia City (1940)

NR Mar 23, 1940 Western, Action, Romance 2h 1m
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61%
32 votes
Internet Movie Database
68%

Go West!...to Virginia City...for excitement, for adventure, for primitive romance!!!

Overview

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.

Michael Curtiz
Director
Robert Buckner
Screenplay

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A review by John Chard
Written on April 7, 2019

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 1864 at the tail end of the American Civil War. A group of Confederate sympathisers are trying to ship a substantial amount of gold out of Virginia City to rebel leader Jefferson Davis, where it is hoped that the course of the war that the Confederates are close to losing will now be changed...​

It was a messy production, not very many people got on, the pic started without a finished scri...

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on June 23, 2022

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 game ensues between the men, both desperate to succeed... Add to the mix, the duplicitous "Murrell" (Humphrey Bogart), a shrewd bandit with designs of his own on the loot, and a little feistier than usual contribution from Miriam Hopkins - and Michael Curtiz creates quite a superior adventure with plenty going on, some decent dialogue - and characters with some substance - integrity even - as we he...

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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.

Genre: Western, Action, Romance

Virginia City was released on March 23, 1940.

Runtime: 2h 1m

The main cast of Virginia City includes:

  • Errol Flynn as Kerry Bradford
  • Miriam Hopkins as Julia Hayne
  • Randolph Scott as Vance Irby
  • Humphrey Bogart as John Murrell
  • Frank McHugh as Mr. Upjohn

Virginia City was directed by Michael Curtiz.

Virginia City has a rating of 6.1/10 based on 32 user votes.

Content Rating: NR

About Virginia City (1940)

Movie Information

Title:
Virginia City
Release Date:
March 23, 1940
Duration:
2h 1m
Genres:
Western, Action, Romance
Languages:
English

Production

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Budget:
$1,179,000
Revenue:
$2,372,567

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