The Naked Hills (1956)
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The talented David Wayne is afforded a rare movie starring role in Allied Artists' The Naked Hills. Wayne plays prospector Tracy Powell, whose all-consuming lust for gold motivates the plot. Heading to California during the '49 Gold Rush to try his luck in the mineral-rich mountains, Powell is forever one step behind those who are smarter and swifter than he. Meanwhile, Powell's wife Julie (Marcia Henderson) waits patiently at home for her husband to return from his many lengthy absences. At film's end, the older-but-no-wiser Powell is still chasing rainbows, with the fabled pot of gold still just beyond his reach. The excellent supporting cast includes James Barton as Powell's grizzled partner and Keenan Wynn and Jim Backus as a pair of claim-jumping sharpsters. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- David Wayne - Tracy Powell
- James Barton - Jimmo McCann
- Jim Backus - Willis Haver
- Myrna Dell - Aggie
- Frank Fenton - Harold
- Jim Hayward - Counter Man
- Christopher Olsen - Billy as a Boy
- Keenan Wynn - Sam Wilkins
- Marcia Henderson - Julie
- Denver Pyle - Bert Killian
- Lewis L. Russell - Baxter
- Fuzzy Knight - Pitch Man
- Steve Terrell - Billy as a Young Man
- Director(s):
- Josef Shaftel
- Writer(s):
- Josef Shaftel
- Producer(s):
- Josef Shaftel
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