63%User score 63 percent
Garden of Evil
1954 · Western
User Score
14 votes
When Frontier Flamed With The Lure Of Gold... And A Woman's Unclaimed Lips
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
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John Chard
February 2, 2016
War of the Mines! The Yellow Mountain is directed by Jesse Hibbs and collectively written by George Zuckerman, Russell Hughes, Robert Blees and Harold Channing Wire. It stars Lex Barker, Mala Powers, Howard Duff, William Demarest, John McIntire and Leo Gordon. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by George Robinson. The yellow mountain of the title is in Goldfield, Nevada, and there is gold up there in th…
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CinemaSerf
June 7, 2026
"Menlo" (Howard Duff) enters into a slightly uneasy partnership with "Andy" (Lex Barker) to exploit some gold claims they have - much to the chagrin of "Bannon" (John McIntire) who has designs on some of those as he wants to create a sort of mini-conglomorate. They are not interested, instead they are more focussed on "Nevada" (Mala Powers) who has her cap set more at "Andy". Disillusioned, "Menlo" decides to ally wi…
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