Black Gold - 1936

Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruthless oil baron J.C. Anderson sets his sights on their territory. When longtime driller Dan O'Reilly falls to his death from a well tower sabotaged by Anderson's strong-arm thugs, his teenage son 'Fishtail' inherits the property and the troubles that come with it. With the help of his geologist pal, Hank Langford, the boy fights to bring in a gusher before the deed to the well-site expires.

57min
1936
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.2/10

Cast

Frankie Darro profile pictureFrankie DarroClifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
LeRoy Mason profile pictureLeRoy MasonHenry 'Hank' Langford
Gloria Shea profile pictureGloria SheaCynthia Jackson
Berton Churchill profile pictureBerton ChurchillJ.C. Anderson
Stanley Fields profile pictureStanley FieldsLefty Stevens
Frank Shannon profile pictureFrank ShannonDan O'Reilly
Horace B. Carpenter profile pictureHorace B. CarpenterTom (uncredited)
Russell Hopton profile pictureRussell HoptonJoe (uncredited)
Lester Dorr profile pictureLester DorrCollins (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker profile pictureSlim WhitakerSlim (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch profile pictureTheodore LorchWooden Derrick Bartender (uncredited)
Edward Hearn profile pictureEdward HearnOilman Lease Holder (uncredited)
Carleton Young profile pictureCarleton YoungOilfield Roughneck (uncredited)
Al Taylor profile pictureAl TaylorOilfield Roughneck (uncredited)
Lew Meehan profile pictureLew MeehanOil Worker (uncredited)
Harry Strang profile pictureHarry StrangHenchman (uncredited)

About Black Gold

Black Gold Overview

Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruthless oil baron J.C. Anderson sets his sights on their territory. When longtime driller Dan O'Reilly falls to his death from a well tower sabotaged by Anderson's strong-arm thugs, his teenage son 'Fishtail' inherits the property and the troubles that come with it. With the help of his geologist pal, Hank Langford, the boy fights to bring in a gusher before the deed to the well-site expires.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 57min

Extra details

Original Title: Black Gold
Original Language: English
Directed By: Russell Hopton
Production Companies
Conn Pictures Corporation