The Golden Horde | |
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Directed by | George Sherman |
Produced by | Robert Arthur and Howard Christie |
Written by |
George Drayson Adams (writer) Harold Lamb (story) |
Starring |
Ann Blyth David Farrar Richard Egan |
Cinematography | Russell Metty |
Edited by | Frank Gross |
Production
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Universal Pictures
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million (US rentals) |
The Golden Horde is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by George Sherman and starring Ann Blyth, David Farrar and Richard Egan. Many of the exterior scenes were shot in the Death Valley National Park in California. It was made using Technicolor, and was one of a series of color films in exotic setting released by Universal around this time.
In 1220, Sir Guy of Devon (David Farrar) and a small band of English crusaders arrive at Samarkand in Central Asia. The city and its ruling princess Shalimar (Ann Blyth) are threatened by Genghis Khan (Marvin Miller) and his hordes. Shalimar hopes to defeat the conqueror by guile, whilst Sir Guy prefers to put up a brave (if ultimately futile) fight. Despite the mutual attraction between Shalimar and Sir Guy, their differing methods threaten any hope either may have of victory.