Black Gold (1936)
Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruthless oil baron J.C. Anderson sets his sights on their territory. When longtime driller Dan O'Reilly falls to his death from a well tower sabotaged by Anderson's strong-arm thugs, his teenage son 'Fishtail' inherits the property and the troubles that come with it. With the help of his geologist pal, Hank Langford, the boy fights to bring in a gusher before the deed to the well-site expires.
Director:
Russell Hopton
Writer:
Sascha Baraniey
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Frankie Darro as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly |
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LeRoy Mason as Henry 'Hank' Langford |
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Gloria Shea as Cynthia Jackson |
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Berton Churchill as J.C. Anderson |
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Stanley Fields as Lefty Stevens |
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Frank Shannon as Dan O'Reilly |
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George Cleveland as Clemmons |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Snowflake |
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Dewey Robinson as Homer |
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Horace B. Carpenter as Tom (uncredited) |
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Russell Hopton as Joe (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr as Collins (uncredited) |
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Slim Whitaker as Slim (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Wooden Derrick Bartender (uncredited) |
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Edward Hearn as Oilman Lease Holder (uncredited) |
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Carleton Young as Oilfield Roughneck (uncredited) |
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Al Taylor as Oilfield Roughneck (uncredited) |
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Lew Meehan as Oil Worker (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Frank McCarroll as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Robert Taylor as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Russell Hopton | Director |
| Writing | Peter B. Kyne | Story |
| Production | Maurice Conn | Producer |
| Directing | Henry Spitz | Assistant Director |
| Production | Martin G. Cohn | Production Manager |
| Editing | Richard G. Wray | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur Reed | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dave Stoner | Sound |
| Writing | Sascha Baraniey | Screenplay |
| Sound | Oliver Wallace | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lewis J. Rachmil | Set Designer |