Silver Dollar

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The factual story of H.A.W. Tabor and "Baby Doe" was the inspiration of Silver Dollar. Edward G. Robinson plays the Tabor counterpart, a prospector who strikes it rich with a silver mine. Robinson establishes the city of Denver, strongarms his way into political power, buys every creature comfort he can get his hands on, and deserts his faithful wife (Aline McMahon) for a flashy younger woman (Bebe Daniels, playing the character based on Tabor's mistress "Baby Doe"). Robinson is ruined by the decline of the silver market, spending his last days in near-madness planning and dreaming for a return to his glory days. In real life, it was Baby Doe who went insane, living (and dying) in a tiny shack near the once-prosperous silver mine. Stodgily directed, Silver Dollar isn't nearly as surrealistic as the true story it's based on. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Alfred E. Green
Written By:

Carl Erickson, Harvey Thew
Runtime:

83 minutes
Studio:

First National Pictures

Cast

Edward G. Robinson
as Yates Martin

Bebe Daniels
as Lily Owens

Aline MacMahon
as Sarah Martin

Jobyna Howland
as Poker Annie

Harry Holman
as Adams

Lee Kohlmar
as Hook

DeWitt Jennings
as Mine Foreman

Robert Warwick
as Col. Stanton

Russell Simpson
as Hamlin

Charles B. Middleton
as Jenkins

John Marston
as Gelsey

Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Adams

Emmett Corrigan
as Chester A. Arthur

Niles Welch
as William Jennings Bryan

Herman Bing

Frederick Burton

Charles Coleman

Theresa Maxwell Conover
as Mrs. Hamlin

Walter Long

Wilfred Lucas

Willard Robertson

Walter Browne Rogers
as Gen. Grant

Christian Rub
as Rische

Wade Boteler
as A Miner

William LeMaire
as A Miner

Leon Ames
as Secretary

Berton Churchill

Bonita Granville
as Bit Part

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Critic Reviews for Silver Dollar

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It shows Silver Dollar hanging grimly to his store until his grub-stakers make him a millionaire, and then it shows his subsequent wildness in a series of slow, but fairly amusing episodes.

Jun 14, 2019 | Full Review…

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