- Release Date: 1940
- Runtime: 81 min
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
- Starring: John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O'Brien, Raymond Walburn ... see all
- Director: Alfred E. Green
- Plot: Johnny Blake, dodging the law on a false murder charge, gets work in the oil fields. His boss and friend Hap O'Connor turns on him when Johnny and Hap's girlfriend... Read more
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Two Stars Caught In A Programmer
Apr 12, 2005
David - imdb.com
Apr 12, 2005David - imdb.com
John Garfield, the quintessential New Yorker, as an Oklahoma oil driller? Beautiful Frances Farmer with close-cropped hair in denims and checks? What in the world was anyone thinking of? The supporting cast is good. Farmer is OK and Garfield is good.... Full review
not very good
Apr 02, 2004
kyle_furr - imdb.com
Apr 02, 2004kyle_furr - imdb.com
This movie reminds you of Boom Town, with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy fighting each other sometimes and then being friends again. That was an "A" picture and this one is a "B" picture. This one stars John Garfield and... Full review
Flowing cold
Mar 13, 2004
raskimono - imdb.com
Mar 13, 2004raskimono - imdb.com
This small box office hit stars two likeable actors and one of the most beautiful women to ever star in the movies in Frances Farmer. She had a tragic life which was properly portrayed by Frances look-alike Jessica Lange. John... Full review
John Garfield makes Gold Flow where there's water
Mar 04, 2004
Enrique Sanchez - imdb.com
Mar 04, 2004Enrique Sanchez - imdb.com
I'm one of those people that think John Garfield could do no wrong. If had been alive, I would have numbered among the 10,000-strong throngs at his stupendous funeral.Sure, this movie has been done in many guises before. But how... Full review
Been there, done that
Feb 17, 2003
jaykay-10 - imdb.com
Feb 17, 2003jaykay-10 - imdb.com
It is difficult to believe that, even in 1940, this story was thought original enough to support an "A" picture. Many Westerns have utilized it, with slight variations; sometimes its characters are involved with coal mining; here they are oilfield... Full review
A routine plot about wildcat oilmen and a love triangle, all made palatable by the stars.
Jan 18, 1999
Arthur Hausner - imdb.com
Jan 18, 1999Arthur Hausner - imdb.com
Frances Farmer never looked lovelier in this adventure/drama about wildcat oilmen trying to beat the lease deadline and bring in an oil well. John Garfield once again is on the lam for a self-defense murder, hooking up with Pat O'Brien... Full review
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