The Girl of the Golden West (1930 film)
| The Girl of the Golden West | |
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| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Screenplay by | Waldemar Young |
| Based on | The Girl of the Golden West 1905 play by David Belasco |
| Produced by | Robert North |
| Starring | Ann Harding |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Girl of the Golden West is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., directed by John Francis Dillon and starring actress Ann Harding and James Rennie. Harding's then-husband, Harry Bannister, plays the villain Jack Rance. David Belasco wrote, directed, and produced the original play in 1905 which starred Blanche Bates.
Two previous silent film versions of the play were made, one by Cecil B. DeMille in 1915 and another starring Sylvia Breamer in 1923. More famously, Belasco's play was filmed yet again in 1938 as a musical with operetta duo Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.
Cinematographer Sol Polito also worked on the 1923 silent version.