Cast & Crew

Directed by

James Cruze

Writing Credits

Blaise Cendrars
(based on novel by)
Jack Kirkland
(screenplay) and
Walter Woods
(screenplay) and
George O'Neil
(screenplay)
Bruno Frank
(story)

Cast

Edward Arnold
Johan (John) Sutter
Lee Tracy
Pete Perkin
Binnie Barnes
Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski
Katharine Alexander
Anna Sutter
Montagu Love
Capt. Kettleson
Addison Richards
James Marshall
John Miljan
Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Harry Carey
Kit Carson
William Janney
John Sutter Jr.
Nan Grey
Ann Eliza Sutter
Robert Warwick
Gen. Alexander Rotscheff
Morgan Wallace
General Fremont
Allen Vincent
Juan Bautista Alvarado Jr.
Mitchell Lewis
King Kamehameha
Stanley Andrews
Senator Rand
Oscar Apfel
Bartender
Frank Austin
Settler-Miner in Bar
John Bleifer
Guerino
Harry Bowen
San Francisco Mob Leader
Sidney Bracey
Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
Ed Brady
Sailor
Donald Briggs
Soldier
Tommy Bupp
First Newsboy
Eddy Chandler
Rider / Messenger (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Defense Attorney
Harry Cording
Seaman Lars
Ronnie Cosby
John Sutter Jr. - Age 8
Richard Cramer
Miner
Frank Darien
Missouri Trader
Aura de Silva
Señora Alvarado
Neely Edwards
Townsman
Chester Gan
Charlie - Chinese Waiter
Edward Gargan
Wagon Driver
Billy Gilbert
Gen. Ramos
Gaston Glass
Lt. Bacalenakoff
William Gould
Captain Jensen
Jonathan Hale
Prosecuting Attorney
Russell Hopton
Crazed Sailor
Olaf Hytten
Johann, Waiter
Lloyd Ingraham
San Francisco Committee Man
George Irving
Dr. Billings
Dickie Jones
2nd Newsboy
Al Kikume
Hawaiian
Charles King
San Francisco Committee Man
John 'Dusty' King
Alvarado Jr. (replaced by Allen Vincent)
Priscilla Lawson
Mexican Waitress
Andrea Leeds
Nurse
George Lloyd
Bo'sun
Walter Long
Sailor
Jim Mason
Miner
Frank Mayo
Miner in Bar
Bud Osborne
Rider with Carson
John Picorri
Mexican Officer
Russ Powell
Brown
Pedro Regas
De La Cruz
Frank Reicher
Governor Felipe Vega
Constantine Romanoff
Bald Tallest Seaman - Slave Ship
José Rubio
Man
William Ruhl
Aide
Tiny Sandford
San Francisco Troublemaker
Albert J. Smith
Man
Joanne Smith
Ann Eliza Sutter - Age 3
Ray Spiker
Seaman
Harry Strang
General Fremont's Scout
Harry Stubbs
John Jacob Astor
Phil Tead
Lewis's Secretary
Jim Thorpe
Miner
Guy Usher
Swiss Police Prefect Wache
Lucio Villegas
Mexican Officer
Frederik Vogeding
Conspirator at Inn
Bryant Washburn
Capt. Petroff
Delmar Watson
3rd Newsboy
Paul Weigel
Townsman
Clarence Wilson
Streetcar Owner

Produced by

Edmund Grainger
producer

Music by

Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

George Robinson

Editing by

Philip Cahn

Art Direction by

Albert S. D'Agostino

Costume Design by

Brymer
(gowns)

Makeup Department

Jack P. Pierce
makeup artist: Lee Tracy (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Fred Frank
assistant director (uncredited)
Vernon Keays
assistant director (uncredited)
William J. Reiter
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gilbert Kurland
sound supervisor

Visual Effects by

John P. Fulton
special cinematographer

Stunts

Fred Graham
stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Arthur Gerstle
assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Maurice Pivar
supervising editor

Music Department

Gilbert Kurland
music supervisor (uncredited)
Abe Meyer
music coordinator (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Clifford Vaughan
composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Carl Laemmle
presenter
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