Lust for Gold
1949 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · 66% critics
A search for a legendary Arizona gold mine draws fortune hunters into danger, greed, and betrayal across connected timelines. As the mine’s dark reputation grows, desire for its riches tests alliances and turns the desert into a place of suspicion.
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-06-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (30 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like darker treasure-hunt westerns with greed, mystery, and desert danger, especially near Rancho Notorious territory; Not for you if you need warm heroes or a straightforward pace.
Pros: gripping treasure legend; strong greedy characters; rugged Arizona setting | Cons: stop-start structure; few likable figures; uneven narration
Themes
- gold mine
- western noir
Cast & crew
Ida Lupino
as Julia Thomas
Glenn Ford
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Gig Young
as Pete Thomas
William Prince
as Barry Storm
Edgar Buchanan
as Wiser
Will Geer
as Deputy Ray Covin
Paul Ford
as Sheriff Lynn Early
Jay Silverheels
as Walter
Percy Helton
as Barber
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Martha Bannister
Directed by George Marshall, S. Sylvan Simon