Famous Gold Rush
Released in the United States 1931
10 minutes - B&W - Newsreel
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Gayne Whitman presents a 10 minute newsreel of the most popular ghost towns in Nevada in 1931. Some of the first voice over technology was used in
this film taking you back in time when documentaries were movie house intermissions between the main features. Interesting look at Nevada through the eyes of days gone by. Movie Newsreels
was very common in the popular movie houses. One of the things I find interesting is the presence of possibly another bottle house. The home pictured after the lady selling bottles shows rock and plaster
with bottles (that have been plastered over) in the gables. We do know that there were at least three bottle houses in Rhyolite, now possibly four.
Screen shots from the Newsreel
The film was narrated by Gayne Whitman
Production Company Thunderbird Films Lancaster Series
Filming locations: Aurora, NV - Rhyolite, NV - Virginia City, NV