Robert D Webb – Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

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Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

Published 17 feb 2023

Seven Cities of Gold is A 1955 American Historical Adventure Film

Directed by Robert D Webb and Starring Richard Egan, Anthony Quinn and Michael Rennie, Filmed in DeLuxe Color and Cinema Scope.

It Tells the Story of the Eighteenth Century Franciscan Priest, Father Junípero Serra and the Founding of the First Missions in What is Now California. The Screenplay is Based on the 1951 Novel The Nine Days of Father Serra by Isabelle Gibson Ziegler. The Tag Line of the Film was ” And the Forging (…) of California (…) When Men Chose Gold or God (…), the Sword or the Cross“.

Plot

In 1769, the Expedition of Captain Gaspar de Portolà (Anthony Quinn) to California is In Search of Fabled Cities of Gold. Its Religious Advisor, Peace Loving Missionary Father Junípero Serra (Michael Rennie), Wishes to Establish Good Relations with the Local Natives and to Build A String of Missions, Beginning at San Diego Bay. He is Unexpectedly Aided When Portola s Prideful Second in Command, Luitenant Jose Mendoza (Richard Egan), Saves the Life of Matuwir (Jeffrey Hunter), the Grandson of the Local Chief. But When A Supply Ship Fails to Appear and the Expedition Prepares to Return to Mexico A Failure, Mendoza Betrays Matuwir s Sister Ula (Rita Moreno), Whom He Has Seduced, Resulting in Her Accidental Death by A Fall from A Cliff. Threatened with Annihilation by Matuwir s Warriors When Both Portola and Father Serra Refuse to Turn Him Over, Mendoza Prevents War by Surrendering Himself to Matuwir for Torture and Execution. As the Spaniards Begin to Leave, the Supply Ship Appears in the Bay As If by A Miracle.

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