Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

Colonel Ferris a wealthy farmer in northern California is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1870s which is flooding the areas prosperous farmlands Despite Ferris political stance Jared Whitney a mining engineer from the East becomes friends with the colonels son Lance and falls in love with his daughter Serena Family tensions deepen when the colonels brother Ralph gives up farming to go to San Francisco to work for his wife Rosannas father Harrison McCooey a leader in the mining venture When Lance follows Ralph the colonel focusing his anger on Jared forbids him to see Serena