War of the Mines! The Yellow Mountain is directed by Jesse Hibbs and collectively written by George Zuckerman, Russell Hughes, Robert Blees and Harold Channing Wire. It stars Lex Barker, Mala Powers, Howard Duff, William Demarest, John McIntire and Leo Gordon. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by George Robinson. The yellow mountain of the title is in Goldfield, Nevada, and there is gold up…
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
When Frontier Flamed With The Lure Of Gold... And A Woman's Unclaimed Lips
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
Top Cast
Lex Barker
Andy Martin
Mala Powers
Nevada Wray
Howard Duff
Pete Menlo
William Demarest
Jackpot Wray
John McIntire
Bannon (as John Mc.Intyre)
Leo Gordon
Drake
Dayton Lummis
Geraghty
Hal K. Dawson
Sam Torrence
William Fawcett
Old Prospector
James Parnell
Joe
Denver Pyle
(uncredited)
Jack Ingram
(uncredited)
John Roy
(uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
(uncredited)
Carl Andre
(uncredited)
Joe Bailey
(uncredited)
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"Menlo" (Howard Duff) enters into a slightly uneasy partnership with "Andy" (Lex Barker) to exploit some gold claims they have - much to the chagrin of "Bannon" (John McIntire) who has designs on some of those as he wants to create a sort of mini-conglomorate. They are not interested, instead they are more focussed on "Nevada" (Mala Powers) who has her cap set more at "Andy". Disillusioned, "Menlo" decides to ally…
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What is The Yellow Mountain about?
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned…
When was The Yellow Mountain released?
The Yellow Mountain was released in 1954.
What genres does The Yellow Mountain belong to?
The Yellow Mountain is categorised as Western.
Who stars in The Yellow Mountain?
The cast of The Yellow Mountain includes Lex Barker, Mala Powers, Howard Duff, William Demarest, John McIntire.