Status: Released
Released Date: 1948-01-01
Runtime: 16 mins
Director: Edward Salven
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: California's Golden Beginning
Production Companies: Academy Film Project, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
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