Flowing Gold

In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.

Cast

John Garfield

as Johnny Blake

Frances Farmer

as Linda Chalmers

Pat O'Brien

as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Raymond Walburn

as Ellery Q. 'Wildcat' Chalmers

Cliff Edwards

as 'Hot Rocks' Harris

Tom Kennedy

as Petunia

Granville Bates

as Charles Hammond

Jody Gilbert

as Tillie

Edward Pawley

as Collins

Frank Mayo

as Mike Brannigan

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