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WesternActionRomance

Virginia City

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

Release Date : 1940-03-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Errol Flynn

Character Name : Kerry Bradford

Original Name : Errol Flynn

Gender : Male

Miriam Hopkins

Character Name : Julia Hayne

Original Name : Miriam Hopkins

Gender : Female

Randolph Scott

Character Name : Vance Irby

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Humphrey Bogart

Character Name : John Murrell

Original Name : Humphrey Bogart

Gender : Male

Frank McHugh

Character Name : Mr. Upjohn

Original Name : Frank McHugh

Gender : Male

Alan Hale

Character Name : Olaf Swenson

Original Name : Alan Hale

Gender : Male

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Character Name : Marblehead

Original Name : Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Gender : Male

John Litel

Character Name : Marshall

Original Name : John Litel

Gender : Male

Douglass Dumbrille

Character Name : Maj. Drewery

Original Name : Douglass Dumbrille

Gender : Male

Moroni Olsen

Character Name : Cameron

Original Name : Moroni Olsen

Gender : Male

Russell Hicks

Character Name : Armistead

Original Name : Russell Hicks

Gender : Male

Dickie Jones

Character Name : Cobby

Original Name : Dickie Jones

Gender : Male

Frank Wilcox

Character Name : Union Soldier

Original Name : Frank Wilcox

Gender : Male

Russell Simpson

Character Name : Gaylord

Original Name : Russell Simpson

Gender : Male

Victor Kilian

Character Name : Abraham Lincoln

Original Name : Victor Kilian

Gender : Male

Charles Middleton

Character Name : Jefferson Davis

Original Name : Charles Middleton

Gender : Male

Trevor Bardette

Character Name : Union Fanatic with Knife (uncredited)

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Hank Bell

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Bell

Gender : Male

Ward Bond

Character Name : Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Roy Bucko

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Bucko

Gender : Male

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Irby's Orderly at Libby (uncredited)

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Spencer Charters

Character Name : Sazerac Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Charters

Gender : Male

George Chesebro

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chesebro

Gender : Male

Tex Cooper

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Cooper

Gender : Male

Ben Corbett

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Harry Cording

Character Name : Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Claire Du Brey

Character Name : Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)

Original Name : Claire Du Brey

Gender : Female

Tom Dugan

Character Name : Saloon Spieler (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Jim Farley

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Farley

Gender : Male

Paul Fix

Character Name : Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Fix

Gender : Male

Roy Gordon

Character Name : Maj. Gen. Taylor (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Gordon

Gender : Male

George Guhl

Character Name : Sazerac Saloon Bartender #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : George Guhl

Gender : Male

Henry Hall

Character Name : Union Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Hall

Gender : Male

Thurston Hall

Character Name : Gen. George Meade (uncredited)

Original Name : Thurston Hall

Gender : Male

Charles Halton

Character Name : Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

Chick Hannan

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Chick Hannan

Gender : Male

John Harron

Character Name : Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : John Harron

Gender : Male

Al Haskell

Character Name : Guerrilla (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Haskell

Gender : Male

Howard Hickman

Character Name : Confederate Gen. Page (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Hickman

Gender : Male

Max Hoffman Jr.

Character Name : Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Hoffman Jr.

Gender : Male

Robert Homans

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

William Hopper

Character Name : Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited)

Original Name : William Hopper

Gender : Male

Reed Howes

Character Name : Union Sergeant on Horse (uncredited)

Original Name : Reed Howes

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Jack Kenny

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kenny

Gender : Male

Bernard L. Kowalski

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard L. Kowalski

Gender : Male

Ethan Laidlaw

Character Name : Union Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Wilfred Lucas

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilfred Lucas

Gender : Male

Sam McDaniel

Character Name : Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam McDaniel

Gender : Male

Robert Milasch

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Milasch

Gender : Male

Walter Miller

Character Name : Sergeant in Saloon Reporting Irby's Whereabouts (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Miller

Gender : Male

Frank Mills

Character Name : Prisoner at Libby Prison (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Shirley Mills

Character Name : Crying Young Southern Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Shirley Mills

Gender : Female

Art Mix

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Mix

Gender : Male

Kansas Moehring

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kansas Moehring

Gender : Male

Monte Montague

Character Name : Wells Fargo Stage Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Monte Montague

Gender : Male

Philip Morris

Character Name : Confederate Sentry (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Jack Mower

Character Name : Outpost Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

Wedgwood Nowell

Character Name : Prosecuting Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Wedgwood Nowell

Gender : Male

Artie Ortego

Character Name : Guerrilla (uncredited)

Original Name : Artie Ortego

Gender : Male

Bud Osborne

Character Name : Ted - Stage Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Osborne

Gender : Male

Eddie Parker

Character Name : Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Parker

Gender : Male

George Reeves

Character Name : Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

Original Name : George Reeves

Gender : Male

George Regas

Character Name : Murrell's Halfbreed Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Regas

Gender : Male

Robert Robinson

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Robinson

Gender : Male

Albert Russell

Character Name : Southerner (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Russell

Gender : Male

Georgia Simmons

Character Name : Southern Spinster (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Simmons

Gender : Female

Al Taylor

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Taylor

Gender : Male

Charles Trowbridge

Character Name : Seddon - Aide to Jefferson Davis (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Trowbridge

Gender : Male

Brandon Tynan

Character Name : Trenholm (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Tynan

Gender : Male

Sailor Vincent

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Blackie Whiteford

Character Name : Townsman Standing by Stagecoach (uncredited)

Original Name : Blackie Whiteford

Gender : Male

Norman Willis

Character Name : Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Willis

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 script, and with the bad weather mixing with bad blood it was something of a chore for many of the cast. Add in that the great Bogart is woefully miscast - and he knows it - then you got a picture that considering the talent involved across the board is a long way away from being a genre classic.​ ​ It starts off so promisingly, we are thrust into the murky confines of Libby Prison - The Black Hole Of The Confederacy (AKA: The Devil's Warehouse), where the ever splendidly twinkled Flynn is burrowing out through a tunnel with his two comedy sidekicks, Hale and Williams. Before you know it they are to be confronted by that bastion of Western/Southern film greatness, Randolph Scott, this is classic film fan nirvana. Sadly it's a false dawn that precedes a film of great moments cobbled together to almost outstay its welcome. However, such as it is that a love of classic film can keep one engaged for escapist fare value, so it be here. Curtiz at least keeps things brisk enough with a number of action sequences, where we at times find the genius that is stuntman Yakima Canutt at the core of things. Some stunts here beggar belief, including one involving a horse that the ASPCA must have raged at! The stars hold court for their scenes - well except for Bogart trying to munch his way through a Mexican bandit accent and Hopkins out of tone the for the singing sequences , while as fluffy as it is the ending has a warm glow to it. Which leaves what? It's not the disaster it could have been given the behind the scenes problems, and for sure a love of the era of film making it comes from ensures you have to give it props (it was popular on release). But this could have easily have had twenty minutes shaved from its excess, for then it might have spared an unhappy cast and an expectant audience the sense of disappointment it isn't top line stuff. 6/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

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 head to a denouement that, admittedly, does lack for much peril. Still, a strong supporting cast work well with Max Steiner's reliable-as-ever score and some decent photography to make this more than just a vehicle for Flynn. It's good.