Virginia City

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Virginia City

Released Mar 16, 1940

2h 1m

Western

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Near the end of the Civil War, Julia Hayne (Miriam Hopkins) travels to Libby Prison to convince Cmdr. Vance Irby (Randolph Scott) to help transport gold from Virginia City to the South. Union intelligence agent Kerry Bedford (Errol Flynn) breaks out of the prison and, learning of the plot for the gold, travels to Nevada, meeting Julia on the way. Sensing Julia is attracted to Kerry, Vance asks her to help set a trap while desperados led by Murrell (Humphrey Bogart) also close in on the gold.

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Jose Maria Santos

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A moving reflection on the bloody conflict between the North and the South United States. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 9, 2021

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

The wheels were starting to come off the Curtiz and Flynn collaboration by this point, but there's just enough going on here and there to make it a worthwhile curio, at the very least.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 10, 2016

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Dennis Schwartz

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A film Bogart would like to forget, as he's saddled with a bad Mexican accent portraying a bandit.

Rated: C+

Dec 28, 2004

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Steve D

I am embarrassed for Hopkins.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Audience Member

Good movie here recommend it. James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, September 11, 2023

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/23

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James

Virginia City is a very good film. I would say that Dodge City (1939) is better. However, the chemistry between Errol Flynn, Alan Hale and Guinn Williams is great, I think that Hale and Williams bring a lot of comic relief. I think that the cast of this film is very good. I like the ending where Flynn was willing to lose his life then to tell them where the gold was. To me that's a genuine hero. There are some parts where it's kinda slow, but I really like it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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deke p

1940! CLASIC! Civil War Epic. Starring ERROL FLYNN!, RANDOLPH SCOTT! Tho it downplayed the Slavery motivation of Rebel partisans, the take-away theme, coming near the beginning of USA IN WW2, was reunifying the country, not demonizing Southerners. Ranges from Virginia City,Nevada to Richmond Virginia! From Jefferson Davis to Lincoln BTW, it premiered, with the stars, in VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., in 1940 Saw on the TV screen, Jan 2022. Also Alan Hale SENIOR., & WARD BOND (minor part)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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john m

Thank God John Ford eventually took these kind of movies to a more interesting place. Don't get me wrong, like a lot of Curtiz's films, this is gorgeously shot with a great admiration for the genre, but never wants to address any of the inevitable themes that come with that territory, like John Ford and Clint Eastwood would do. Humphrey Bogart is a Mexican in this. So yeah.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Tom M

Good western with a great cast. Flynn is dashing as always. Rare to see Hopkins in a western riding a horse and dancing in a saloon in a chorus line. And Bogart's moustache and Mexican accent are priceless.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/20

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Michael Curtiz

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Errol Flynn

Kerry Bradford

Miriam Hopkins

Julia Hayne

Randolph Scott

Vance Irby

Humphrey Bogart

John Murrell

Frank McHugh

Mr. Upjohn

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Synopsis

Near the end of the Civil War, Julia Hayne (Miriam Hopkins) travels to Libby Prison to convince Cmdr. Vance Irby (Randolph Scott) to help transport gold from Virginia City to the South. Union intelligence agent Kerry Bedford (Errol Flynn) breaks out of the prison and, learning of the plot for the gold, travels to Nevada, meeting Julia on the way. Sensing Julia is attracted to Kerry, Vance asks her to help set a trap while desperados led by Murrell (Humphrey Bogart) also close in on the gold.

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Robert Fellows
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 1940, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 2h 1m

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