California poster

California( 1947)

TV-MAWestern
65%
User
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Mighty drama of men who were titans...and a woman who was their match!

Overview

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive, Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead: California is inching toward statehood, and certain people want to make it their private empire.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ray Milland

      Jonathan Trumbo

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      Barbara Stanwyck

      Lily Bishop

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      Barry Fitzgerald

      Michael Fabian

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      George Coulouris

      Capt. Pharaoh Coffin

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      Albert Dekker

      Mr. Pike

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      Anthony Quinn

      Don Luís Rivera y Hernandez

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      Frank Faylen

      Whitey

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      Gavin Muir

      Booth Pennock

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      James Burke

      Pokey

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      Eduardo Ciannelli

      Padre

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      Roman Bohnen

      Col. Stuart

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      Argentina Brunetti

      Elvira

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      Howard Freeman

      Sen. Creel

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      Julia Faye

      Wagon Woman

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      Don Beddoe

      Stark (uncredited)

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      Hank Bell

      Wagon Driver (uncredited)

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      Stanley Andrews

      Willoughby (uncredited)

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      Tom Chatterton

      Joe (uncredited)

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      Kernan Cripps

      Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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      Sam Flint

      Higgins (uncredited)

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      Harry Hayden

      Barrett (uncredited)

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      Ian Wolfe

      President James K. Polk (uncredited)

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      Philip Van Zandt

      Mr. Gunce (uncredited)

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      Minerva Urecal

      Emma (uncredited)

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      Phil Tead

      Eddie (uncredited)

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      Frances Morris

      Mrs. Smith (uncredited)

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      Ethan Laidlaw

      Reb (uncredited)

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      Tommy Tucker

      Elwyn Smith (uncredited)

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      Will Wright

      Chairman (uncredited)

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      Si Jenks

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Francis Ford

      Jessie (uncredited)

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      Jeff Corey

      Clem (uncredited)

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      Louis Mason

      Slim (uncredited)

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      Lester Dorr

      Mike (uncredited)

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      Al Bridge

      Town Marshal (uncredited)

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      Jesse Graves

      Black Servant (uncredited)

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      Jimmie Dundee

      Gambler (uncredited)

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      Bob Kortman

      Pioneer (uncredited)

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      Dave Kashner

      Whipman (uncredited)

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      Darby Jones

      Black Slave (uncredited)

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      LeRoy Edwards

      Black Slave (uncredited)

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      Dick Wessel

      Blacksmith (uncredited)

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      Bud Geary

      Blacksmith (uncredited)

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      Martín Garralaga

      Mexican Sheepherder (uncredited)

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      Pedro Regas

      Mexican Sheepherder (uncredited)

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      George Sowards

      Coffin Man (uncredited)

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      Jack Montgomery

      Coffin Man (uncredited)

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      Al Ferguson

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      Phil Dunham

      Barber (uncredited)

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      LeRoy Taylor

      Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

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      Ben Corbett

      Fabian Supporter (uncredited)

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      Clancy Cooper

      Cavalry N.C.O. (uncredited)

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      Tom Fadden

      Stranger (uncredited)

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      George Magrill

      Stranger (uncredited)

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      Rex Lease

      Stranger (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Stranger (uncredited)

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      Guy Wilkerson

      Stranger (uncredited)

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      Art Felix

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Anton Northpole

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Phil Bloom

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Michael Cirillo

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      John Alban

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Edward Biby

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Nick Borgani

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Joe Dominguez

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      J.C. Fowler

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Joe Garcio

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Colin Kenny

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      George Melford

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Tony Paton

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Fred Santley

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Allen D. Sewall

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Jack Tornek

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Joseph E. Bernard

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Stanley Blystone

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Miner (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Albert Cavens

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Jack Rube Clifford

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Harry Cording

      Miner (uncredited)

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      John George

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Chick Hannan

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Tex Holden

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Bill Hunter

      Miner (uncredited)

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      George Lloyd

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Robert Milasch

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Sol Murgi

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Jack Perrin

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Mitchell Rhein

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Charles Soldani

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Cap Somers

      Miner (uncredited)

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      Blackie Whiteford

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Nov 05 2023
    I always thought Barbara Stanwyck had the measure of any of the men she co-starred with in westerns, and here she certainly holds her own as the manipulative "Lily". She joins a wagon train heading west, but the gold rush rumours split that up and so she proceeds to the coast where she quickly ends up owning quite a lucrative saloon. She's pretty much sharing control of the town with the odious storekeeper/daylight robbery merchant "Pharaoh Coffin" (George Colouris) when her erstwhile pals "Trumbo" (Ray Milland) and "Fabian" (Barry Fitzgerald) arrive, all amidst increasing calls for Californian...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • california
    • wagon train