Gold in New Frisco is a 1939 German adventure film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Hans Söhnker, Alexander Golling, and Otto Wernicke. It was one of a number of western-themed films made in Germany during the late 1930s including Sergeant Berry, Water for Canitoga, and The Kaiser of California.[1] It was popular enough to be rereleased in 1949.

Gold in New Frisco
Directed byPaul Verhoeven
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byGottlieb Madl
Music byNorbert Schultze
Production
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Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 3 October 1939 (1939-10-03)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber.

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References

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  1. ^ O'Brien p. 99

Bibliography

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  • O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth (2004). Nazi Cinema as Enchantment. The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-283-3.
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