IN OLD CALIFORNIA DIRECTED BY WILLIAM McGANN PRODUCED BY ROBERT NORTH REPUBLIC PICTURES Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas Information from IMDb Plot Summary Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic. Summary written by Jim Beaver Full Cast John Wayne .... Tom Craig Binnie Barnes .... Lacey Miller Albert Dekker .... Britt Dawson Helen Parrish .... Ellen Sanford Patsy Kelly .... Helga Edgar Kennedy .... Kegs McKeever Dick Purcell .... Joe Dawson Harry Shannon .... Mr. Carlin Charles Halton .... Mr. Hayes Emmett Lynn .... Whitey Robert McKenzie .... Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie) Milton Kibbee .... Ezra Tompkins Paul Sutton .... Chick Anne O'Neal .... Mrs. Tompkins Richard Alexander .... Clem (uncredited) Jessie Arnold .... Worried woman (uncredited) Hooper Atchley .... Higgins (uncredited) Sam Bernard .... Miner (uncredited) Stanley Blystone .... San Francisco deputy (uncredited) Edward Brady .... Angry citizen in lynch mob (uncredited) Frank Brownlee .... Man on street (uncredited) Zeke Canova .... Miner (uncredited) Horace B. Carpenter .... Townsman (uncredited) Jack Carr .... Man who warns of Kegs' arrival (uncredited) Lynne Carver .... (uncredited) Chester Conklin .... (uncredited) Jim Corey .... Shorty (uncredited) Wade Crosby .... San Francisco bartender (uncredited) Donald Curtis .... Pike (Dawson's henchman) (uncredited) Pearl Early .... Mrs. Bates (uncredited) Heenan Elliott .... Bit part (uncredited) Frank Ellis .... Wagon driver (uncredited) Fern Emmett .... Mrs. Coggins (uncredited) Esther Estrella .... Maria Alvarez (uncredited) Jim Farley .... Smollett (uncredited) Martin Faust .... Miner (uncredited) Martin Garralaga .... Señor Alvarez (uncredited) Dorothy Granger .... Girl in first saloon (uncredited) Karl Hackett .... Charlie (wagon owner) (uncredited) Frank Hagney .... Angry citizen in lynch mob (uncredited) Robert Homans .... Marshal Alvin Thompson (uncredited) Olin Howland .... (uncredited) Frank Jaquet .... Dr. Glaggett (uncredited) Lew Kelly .... Forty-Niner (uncredited) Jack Kirk .... Wagon driver on run (uncredited) Emily LaRue .... Rosita Alvarez (uncredited) Rex Lease .... Gold strike rider (uncredited) George Lloyd .... San Francisco sheriff (uncredited) Merrill McCormick .... (uncredited) Frank McGlynn Sr. .... (uncredited) Joe McGuinn .... Deputy (uncredited) Harry McKim .... Boy at wharf (uncredited) Carl Miller .... Saloon patron (uncredited) Michael Miller .... Yerp Bates (uncredited) Frank Mills .... Loudmouthed oaf (uncredited) Art Mix .... (uncredited) James C. Morton .... Red (Sacramento bartender) (uncredited) Frank O'Connor .... Bystander on riverboat (uncredited) Bud Osborne .... (uncredited) Jack O'Shea .... Saloon patron (uncredited) Ralph Peters .... (uncredited) Ruth Robinson .... Mrs. Higgins (uncredited) Forrest Taylor .... Man in saloon with Carlin (uncredited) Harry Tenbrook .... Saloon waiter (uncredited) Harry Tyler .... Huckster (uncredited) Minerva Urecal .... Mrs. Carson (uncredited) Guy Usher .... Captain of first boat (uncredited) Max Waizmann .... Bystander (uncredited) Fred Walburn .... Archie Higgins (uncredited) Cecil Weston .... Mrs. Marvin (uncredited) Slim Whitaker .... Man on street (uncredited) Blackie Whiteford .... Man in crowd (uncredited) Matt Willis .... Joker at bar in San Francisco (uncredited) Writing Credits J. Robert Bren (story) and Gladys Atwater (story) Gertrude Purcell (screenplay) and Frances Hyland (screenplay) [B][U]Original Music David Buttolph Cinematography Jack A. Marta Trivia * John Wayne plays a druggist. In real life, his father was a licensed pharmacist. Filming Location Kernville, California, USA