Black Gold
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.
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"Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruthless oil baron J.C. Anderson (Berton Churchill) sets his sights on their territory. When longtime driller Dan O'Reilly (Frank Shannon) falls to his death from a well tower sabotaged by Anderson's strong-arm thugs, his teenage son 'Fishtail' (Frankie Darro) inherits the property and the troubles that come with it.
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- Director
- Russell Hopton
- Starring
- Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason, Gloria Shea, Berton Churchill, Stanley Fields, Frank Shannon, George Cleveland, Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
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