Silver Dollar (1932): Cast & Plot
Silver Dollar is a 1932 drama directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Edward G. Robinson as Yates Martin, Cora Sue Collins and Aline MacMahon. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Alfred E. Green
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- First National Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Silver Dollar About?
The premise of Silver Dollar without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Can any man ask one woman to share his years of struggle- Another to adorn his days of triumph? A farmer strikes it rich out West, then leaves his wife for a young beauty.
Silver Dollar Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- leadville colorado
- dysfunctional marriage
- manipulative wife
- husband wife relationship
- romantic rivalry
- domineering mother
- penny pinching wife
- love hate relationship
- year 1876
- chester a. arthur character
- miner
- president of the united states
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- reference to william mckinley
- reference to king midas
- roll call opening credits
- based on real people
- colorado
- personal finance
- gold mining
- marital infidelity
- tycoon
- pre code film
- historical drama
- benefactor
- grover cleveland character
- silver mine
- united states congress
- senate
- gold standard
- wives
- nouveaux riches
- united states of america
- general store owner
- mine foreman
- riches to rags
- period drama
- tragedy drama
- silver casket
- death of protagonist
- year 1899
- colorado history
- 1870s
- 1890s
- 1880s
- wealth
- senator
- opera house
- money in title
- family abandonment
- wedding
Silver Dollar Cast & Characters
Edward G. Robinson leads the cast as Yates Martin, with Cora Sue Collins as Maryann Silver-Dollar Echo Honeymoon Martin - Girl (uncredited) and Aline MacMahon as Sarah Martin. Directed by Alfred E. Green; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alfred E. Green
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Edward G. Robinson as Yates Martin - Cora Sue Collins as Maryann Silver-Dollar Echo Honeymoon Martin - Girl (uncredited)
- Aline MacMahon as Sarah Martin
- Christian Rub as Rische
Also Starring in Silver Dollar
· 21 more- Wade Boteler A miner
- Lee Kohlmar Hook
- Bebe Daniels Lily Owens Martin
- Walter Rogers General Grant
- Edward McNamara Senate bartender
- Emmett Corrigan President Arthur
- DeWitt Jennings George, the Mine Foreman
- Charles Middleton Jenkins
- Robert Warwick Colonel Stanton
- Russell Simpson Hamlin
- Harry Holman Adams
- Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Adams
- Bonita Granville Liddy (uncredited)
- David Durand Mark
- John Marston Gelsey
- Niles Welch William Jennings Bryan
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- Theresa Maxwell Conover Mrs. Hamlin
- Jobyna Howland Poker Annie
- William Le Maire A miner
- Virginia Edwards Emma Abbott
- Leon Waycoff Secretary
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Silver Dollar Plot Summary
What happens in Silver Dollar from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On a Kansas farm, Yates Martin, Edward G. Robinson a restless farmer, uproots his pragmatic wife Sarah Martin and their baby to the gold-hungry reaches of 1876 Colorado in search of wealth. He buys a claim, then immediately abandons it when two prospectors tell him of a strike in Leadville. Taking Sarah’s prudent advice, he sets up a store there. To their astonishment, prospectors Christian Rub as Rische and Wade Boteler as Hook arrive with news that they have struck it rich—not with gold, but with silver—and Yates holds a third share of the fortune.
Full summary
The whole story of Silver Dollar, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Silver Dollar?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which state does Yates Martin leave his Kansas farm to seek wealth?
Silver Dollar Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Sonho Prateado” and “Silberdollar”.
- Also known as
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- Sonho Prateado
- Silberdollar
- Guldets magt
- El rey de la plata
- Valet d'argent
- Серебряный доллар
- 银窟情魔
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Silver Dollar FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Silver Dollar, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Silver Dollar?
Silver Dollar runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Silver Dollar released?
Silver Dollar was released on December 1, 1932.
Who directed Silver Dollar?
Silver Dollar was directed by Alfred E. Green.
More films by Alfred E. Green Who is in the cast of Silver Dollar?
Silver Dollar stars Edward G. Robinson as Yates Martin, Cora Sue Collins as Maryann Silver-Dollar Echo Honeymoon Martin - Girl (uncredited) and Aline MacMahon as Sarah Martin, among 25 credited actors.
Does Silver Dollar have a post-credit scene?
No. Silver Dollar has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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