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Black Gold

Black Gold

The Blistering Emotions and Encounters That Spawned The Deadliest Oil Empire!

Genres

Adventure

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Two friends join together to strike oil, court women, and battle an unscrupulous oilman politician during the Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

21 July 1962

Country

United States of America

Cast

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Frank McCandless

Diane McBain

Diane McBain

Ann Evans

James Best

James Best

Jericho Larkin

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Chick Carrington

Fay Spain

Fay Spain

Julie

William Phipps

William Phipps

Albert Mailer

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Doc

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Charlie Two-Bits

Ken Mayer

Ken Mayer

Felker

Charles Fredericks

Charles Fredericks

Oil Man

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