The Girl of the Golden West (1930 film)

The Girl of the Golden West is a 1930 American PreCode drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., directed by John Francis Dillon and starred Broadway actress Ann Harding and James Rennie. Ann Hardings then husband, Harry Bannister, plays the villain Jack Rance. David Belasco wrote, directed, and produced the original play in 1905 which starred Blanche Bates.

Minnie Harding runs the Polka saloon during the days of the Gold Rush in California and lives on the bought in from drinking and gambling at her establishment. She is highly respected by the miners who live in the area and they protect her and see to it that no harm comes her way. Minnie falls in love with Dick Johnson Rennie, who mysteriously rides into town one day. Minnie doesnt know that he is a notorious road agent who is being sought after by the agents of the Wells Fargo express. Instead, Minnie believes that Rennie is a miner.Jack Rance Banister is the sheriff who is in love with Harding, but who is rejected by her. Johnson plans to rob the Polka saloon, which serves as a depository for the miners gold dust. Rennie, however, drops his plans to rob the saloon as he becomes attracted to Minnie and quickly falls in love with her. Dance finds out that Johnson is staying with Mnnie and heads out to the saloon to arrest him. Minnie denies that Johnson is with her and while he attempts to escape from the saloon, he is spotted and wounded. He manages to escape however and Minnie shelters him again once the sheriff has left. ........

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