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GOLD RAIDERS (1951)

Film Pick of the Day
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Red Mesa's leading businessman secretly controls a gang of crooks that are hijacking Red Mesa's gold mine shipments. Retired U.S. Marshall George O'Brien is rescued by travelling peddlers (Moe, Larry & Shemp) during an ambush. Following George into Red Mesa, the Stooges are soon peddling phony prescription eyeglasses at the local saloon. George saves them from being run out of town, and hires the Stooges to help him sell insurance policies to the mine owners, and investigate the hijacks.

Produced by Jack Schwarz Productions for United Artists distribution.

The Stooges' serenade tune "Jane" was written by... Moe, Larry & Shemp. They introduced the song in THREE HAMS ON RYE (1950), and adapt it as "Nora" in SCRAMBLED BRAINS (1951); see The Three Stooges Journal # 96 (Winter 2000).

Costar Sheila Ryan was married to comic actor Pat Buttram (THE GENE AUTRY SHOW), best known as 'Mr. Haney' on GREEN ACRES (1965 - 1970). Sheila costarred with Laurel & Hardy in GREAT GUNS (1941) and A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO (1942).

Details

Average Rating:

[ 7.47/10 ]   15 votes
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Release Date Friday, September 14, 1951
Studio United Artists
Production Type Feature Film
Duration 56 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - July 4th


Births

Frank Dawson
(Actor)
b. 1870

Plymouth, England

Harvey Thew
(Screenplay)
b. 1883

Vernon Center, MN

Rube Goldberg
(Actor)
b. 1883

San Francisco, CA

William Hedgcock
(Sound Technician)
b. 1883

New York, NY

Harris Gordon
(Actor)
b. 1884

Glenside, PA

Jack Baxley
(Actor)
b. 1884

Dallas, TX

Sam Hellman
(Screenplay)
b. 1885

San Francisco, CA

Thomas E. Jackson
(Actor)
b. 1886

New York, NY

Henry Armetta
(Actor)
b. 1888

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Joe Ruttenberg
(Photography)
b. 1889

St. Petersburg, Russia

Russell A. Gausman
(Set Decoration)
b. 1892

St. Louis, MO

Jasper Weldon
(Actor)
b. 1895

Lee County, GA

Eddie Moran
(Story)
b. 1899

San Francisco, CA

Guy Endore
(Adaptation)
b. 1900

New York, NY

Cliff Lyons
(Actor)
b. 1901

Clarno, SD

George Murphy
(Actor)
b. 1902

New Haven, CT

Vince Barnett
(Actor)
b. 1902

Pittsburgh, PA

Ted Thomas
(Screenplay)
b. 1904

New York, NY

Daniel J. Bloomberg
(Sound Engineer)
b. 1905

Gloucester, MA

Elliott Sullivan
(Actor)
b. 1907

San Antonio, TX

Chester Gan
(Actor)
b. 1908

San Francisco, CA

Jack Wolf
(Actor)
b. 1909

Washington, DC

Gloria Stuart
(Actress)
b. 1910

Santa Monica, CA

Lee Bennett
(Actor)
b. 1911

Lincoln, NE

Mitch Miller
(Actor)
b. 1911

Rochester, NY

Ralph Montgomery
(Actor)
b. 1911

Cincinnati, OH

Reg Browne
(Music Editor)
b. 1911

Solano County, CA

Helen Gilbert
(Actress)
b. 1915

Warren, OH

Harry Maret
(Makeup)
b. 1917

Jefferson County, CO

Virginia Gumm
(Actress)
b. 1917

Grand Rapids, MI

Stephen Boyd
(Actor)
b. 1931

Glengormley, Northern Ireland

B. J. Schramm
(Actor)
b. 1957

J. J. Schramm
(Actor)
b. 1957



Deaths

Walter Long
(Actor)
d. 1952   (73)

Los Angeles, CA

Pat Lane
(Actor)
d. 1953   (52)

Beverly Hills, CA

Franklyn Farnum
(Actor)
d. 1961   (83)

Woodland Hills, CA

Blanche Payson
(Actress)
d. 1964   (82)

Los Angeles, CA

Eric Hatch
(Novel)
d. 1973   (71)

Torrington, CT

Charles Van Enger
(Director of Photography)
d. 1980   (89)

Woodland Hills, CA

Bobby Somers
(Actor)
d. 1982   (49)

Los Angeles, CA

Ganahl Carson
(Special Camera Effects)
d. 1984   (76)

San Diego, CA

Jack A. Goodrich
(Sound Director)
d. 1991   (91)

Woodland Hills, CA

Anne Shirley
(Actress)
d. 1993   (75)

Los Angeles, CA

Kelly Flint
(Actress)
d. 2000   (88)

Dallas, TX

Maceo Anderson
(Actor)
d. 2001   (91)

Los Angeles, CA

Tyler McVey
(Actor)
d. 2003   (91)

Rancho Mirage, CA

Evelyn Keyes
(Actress)
d. 2008   (91)

Montecito, CA

Herbert Winters
(Actor)
d. 2015   (90)

Pasadena, CA

Patsy O'Connor
(Actress)
d. 2017   (87)

Locust, NJ


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