This epic 1924 Western-melodrama was based
on the popular novel by Harold Bell Wright. Two old prospectors, Thad
Grove (Charlie Murray) and Bob Hill (Bert Woodruff) find an infant in
the cabin belonging to Sonora Jack (Mitchell Lewis), a notorious bandit.
The motion picture was filmed in Oracle,
Arizona at the historic Linda Vista Ranch, Arizona's first guest ranch
and site of the Iron Door Museum.
In the film, the girl, Marta, grows
to womanhood (to be played by Dorothy Mackaill). Hugh Edwards (Pat
O'Malley), who has been falsely accused of embezzlement, escapes to the
West, where he meets Marta and they fall in love. Natachee (Robert W.
Frazer), an Indian educated in White ways, rescues Marta when she rides
into a storm, and Edwards saves him from bandits.
The grateful Natachee shows him the mine with the iron door, which contains a wealth of gold.
Sonora Jack shows up, and, angry at not being able to find the mine himself, kidnaps Marta and holds her for ransom.
Edwards and Natachee hunt him down
and rescue the girl. Natachee kills the bandit, and papers prove that
Marta's father is the one who embezzled the funds and that he confessed
before he died. Sol Lesser, who produced this film, remade it as a
talkie in 1936. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide (Fandango)
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Cast of "The Mine with the Iron Door"
Clarence Burton - The Sheriff
Mary Carr - St. Jimmy's mother
William Collier, Jr. - Chico
Robert W. Frazer -
Bob Frazier - Natachee
Creighton Hale - St. Jimmy
Raymond Hatton - The Lizard
Fred Huntley -
Lillian Leighton -
Mitchell Lewis - Sonora Jack
Dorothy Mackaill - Marta Hillgrove
Charlie Murray - Bob Hill
Pat O'Malley - Hugh Edwards
Laura Winston
Crew of "The Mine with the Iron Door"
Sam Wood - Director
Sol Lesser - Producer
Arthur F. Statter - Screenwriter
Glen MacWilliams - Cinematographer
Hope Loring - Screenwriter
Louis D. Lighton - Screenwriter
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The Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance (1936)
Movie Poster from the 1936 film The Mine with the Iron Door - Movie Poster - 11 x 17
Poster for the Mine with the Iron Door movie. Stars Richard Arlen,
Ceclia Parker and Henry B. Walthall. Poster measures approx. 11 x 17.
Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from The Mine with
the Iron Door (1936).
Printed Edition of The Mine with the Iron Door.
(The Collected Works of Harold Bell Wright - 18 Volumes) (Library
Binding) Library Binding: 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Publishers,
Language: English. ISBN: 158201891X.
Digital CD Edition of Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance, The (CD-ROM Edition) . The CD-ROM contains 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Books; 1923 edition (December 15, 2007).
Attempting to do for Westerns what his
Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action epics, director J. Lee
Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious
variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in a last-gasp
Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that it turns into a
big, silly, wildly entertaining mess.
Gregory Peck surely had more serious
intentions when he signed on, and he brings prestigious gravitas to his
glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets shanghaied into searching for
the gold-filled canyon of an elusive Apache legend. The rest of the 1969
film labors to undermine Peck's respectable demeanor; how else to
explain Omar Sharif as a Mexican villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded
Apache temptress (with underwater nude scenes that were celebrated in
Playboy magazine), and a jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's
impressive in spite of itself?
Formerly blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman and composer
Dimitri Tiomkin joined up to coproduce the film, and one can only
imagine how Anthony Mann or Howard Hawks might've handled Foreman's
sensible script. Thompson goes for scenic splendor, heavy action, and
heavier emotions, casting everything at a fever pitch that's wildly
enjoyable without betraying his "serious" intentions.
A stable of Hollywood veterans (Eli
Wallach, Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson, and others) appear in
lively supporting roles--they're all dispatched in a garish Apache
ambush--and Camilla Sparv is an ingénue with plenty of fighting
attitude. Gold fever reaches its peak, along with some awesome special
effects, and divine intervention reaches new heights of intensity. Top
it off with José Feliciano's theme song, and you'll be in zany Western
heaven. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
"MacKenna's Gold" (1969)
Starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sherif
The story of the Iron Door Mine.
Attempting to do for Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for
World War II action epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's
Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's
Greed, resulting in a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the
genre's traditions that it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining
mess. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com.
DVD edition of MacKenna's Gold . Studio: Sony Pictures. DVD format. Release Date: July 11, 2000. Run Time: 128 minutes.
Poster from Mackenna's Gold - Movie Poster -
11 x 17. This poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a
sturdy tube. This poster is from the movie Mackenna's Gold (1969).
Printed book edition of Mackenna's Gold A Five-time Spur Award-winning Author. Somewhere in 100,000 square miles of wilderness was the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold.
Watch video on-demand from Amazon.com of MacKenna's Gold .
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 Cody
Stone is from Southern Arizona, USA and designed as jewelry grade gold
and silver in quartz. Cody stone specimens and hand made items are on
display at the Oracle Inn Steakhouse & Saloon in Oracle, Arizona.
Call Flint at 520-289-4566 or email [email protected]. Mention the Iron Door web site.
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"Ballads of the Santa Catalina Mountains" CD
Listen to songs and ballads on CD
about the Iron Door Mine, the Santa Catalina Mountains, the Old West by
Arizona historian Flint Carter. $9.95. Call 520-289-4566 for more
information and to purchase directly. Mention the Iron Door web site.
Iron Door Mine Legend Tour and Artifacts
Explore displays of over 1,000 Old
West artifacts and specimens from the surrounding area with Flint
Carter. Learn about Western legends. Call Fint at 520-289-4566. Mention
the Iron Door web site.
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"MacKenna's Gold" (1969)
Starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sherif
Attempting to do for
Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action
epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish,
absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in
a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that
it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining mess. Gregory Peck
surely had more serious intentions when he signed on, and he brings
prestigious gravitas to his glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets
shanghaied into searching for the gold-filled canyon of an elusive
Apache legend. The rest of the 1969 film labors to undermine Peck's
respectable demeanor; how else to explain Omar Sharif as a Mexican
villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded Apache temptress (with underwater
nude scenes that were celebrated in Playboy magazine), and a
jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's impressive in spite of
itself?
Formerly blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman and
composer Dimitri Tiomkin joined up to coproduce the film, and one can
only imagine how Anthony Mann or Howard Hawks might've handled Foreman's
sensible script. Thompson goes for scenic splendor, heavy action, and
heavier emotions, casting everything at a fever pitch that's wildly
enjoyable without betraying his "serious" intentions. A stable of
Hollywood veterans (Eli Wallach, Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson, and
others) appear in lively supporting roles--they're all dispatched in a
garish Apache ambush--and Camilla Sparv is an ingénue with plenty of
fighting attitude. Gold fever reaches its peak, along with some awesome
special effects, and divine intervention reaches new heights of
intensity. Top it off with José Feliciano's theme song, and you'll be in
zany Western heaven. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
DVD edition of MacKenna's Gold. Studio: Sony Pictures. DVD format. Release Date: July 11, 2000. Run Time: 128 minutes.
Poster from Mackenna's Gold - Movie Poster -
11 x 17. This poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a
sturdy tube. This poster is from the movie Mackenna's Gold (1969).
Printed book edition of Mackenna's Gold
A Five-time Spur Award-winning Author. Somewhere in 100,000 square
miles of wilderness was the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold. With his dying
breath, an ancient Apache warrior entrusted Glen Mackenna with the
location of the lode that would make any man - or woman - rich beyond
their wildest dreams. Halfbreed renegade and captive girl, mercenary
soldier and thieving scout - brave or beaten, innocent or evil, they'd
sell their very souls to possess Mackenna's gold. --This text refers to
the Hardcover edition. Avon Books (Mm) (June 1988).
Watch video on-demand from Amazon.com of MacKenna's Gold.
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The Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance (1936)
Movie Poster from the 1936 film The Mine with the Iron Door - Movie Poster - 11 x 17
Poster for the Mine with the Iron Door movie. Stars Richard Arlen,
Ceclia Parker and Henry B. Walthall. Poster measures approx. 11 x 17.
Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from The Mine with
the Iron Door (1936).
Printed Edition of The Mine with the Iron Door.
(The Collected Works of Harold Bell Wright - 18 Volumes) (Library
Binding) Library Binding: 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Publishers,
Language: English. ISBN: 158201891X.
Digital CD Edition of Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance, The (CD-ROM Edition). The CD-ROM contains 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Books; 1923 edition (December 15, 2007).
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