''The Way to the Gold'' is a 1957

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directed by Robert D. Webb and starring

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, Sheree North, and

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. It was released by

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Plot

Joe Mundy (Hunter) is being released from prison and an old convict, whom he has befriended, tells him the location of stolen gold. Leaving the prison, Joe is followed to

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by Little Brother Williams (Neville Brand). There he meets Henrietta Clifford (North), who befriends him after he's badly beaten by Williams. Eventually, Joe and Henrietta go searching for the gold themselves.

Cast

as Joe Mundy * Sheree North as Henrietta 'Hank' Clifford, waitress *

as Marshal Hannibal *

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as Uncle George Williams * Neville Brand as Little Brother Williams

Production

The film was based on a novel by Wilbur Daniel Steele. In August 1954 Darryl F. Zanuck recommended

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by the screen right prior to publication. (Zanuck had left the studio but still held considerable clout there.) They paid $60,000 even though the novel had not been completed. The novel was published in July 1955. The ''New York Times'' said it "should have real success." In May 1956 Wendell Mayes was hired to write the script. Mayes later called it "a picture that was before its time, which slipped by quite unnoticed... an interesting picture, but the studio and the people who publicize pictures didn't understand that it was a comedy. They thought that it was a big melodrama, so it slipped by."

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was offered the starring role in the film but 20th Century-Fox refused to pay the $250,000 plus 50% of the profits that Elvis' manager,

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was demanding (Fox had offered $150,000 plus 50%). Filming started January 1957. Sheree North separated from her husband during filming.

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* 1957 films Films directed by Robert D. Webb Films scored by Lionel Newman Films with screenplays by Wendell Mayes Treasure hunt films 20th Century Fox films CinemaScope films 1957 drama films 1950s English-language films American drama films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub

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