Virginia City

1940 121 min ★ 6.3 Western, Romance

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.

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Cast

Errol Flynn

Kerry Bradford

Miriam Hopkins

Julia Hayne

Randolph Scott

Vance Irby

Humphrey Bogart

John Murrell

Frank McHugh

Mr. Upjohn

Alan Hale

Olaf Swenson

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Marblehead

John Litel

Marshall

Douglass Dumbrille

Maj. Drewery

Moroni Olsen

Cameron

Details

Director

Michael Curtiz

Screenplay

Robert Buckner

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,179,000

Revenue

$2,372,567

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

April 7, 2019

★ 6/10

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 18...

C

CinemaSerf

June 23, 2022

★ 7/10

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 g...