''White Gold'' is a 1927 American silent Western film produced and distributed by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by

William K. Howard William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer. Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including '' The Thundering Herd'' (1925), ...

Cast

* Jetta Goudal as Dolores Carson * Kenneth Thomson as Alec Carson * George Bancroft as Sam Randall * George Nichols as Carson, Alec's Father * Bob Perry as Bucky O'Neill (billed as Robert Perry) * Clyde Cook as Homer

Critical reception

Mordaunt Hall of '' The New York Times'' described the film as an "interesting production" that also had "marked simplicity" in terms of its story. Hall also said that "but for some repetitions, a few accentuated actions and instances of forced comedy, twould be one of the really great productions." The ''

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'' said that, because of a new scripting technique employed by William Howard, "the film more closely approaches realism than anything ever before attempted in motion pictures." Philip K. Scheuer of the '' Los Angeles Times'' called it a "distinguished film" that employed the suggestion of sound by showing "creaking rockers, ticking clocks, the click of poker chips".

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* {{William Howard 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by William K. Howard Producers Distributing Corporation films Silent American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort 1920s American films 1920s English-language films