California's Golden Beginning
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
- Year: 1948
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Academy Film Project, Paramount Pictures
- Keyword: gold, california, gold rush, preserved film
- Director: Edward Salven
- Cast: John Eldredge, Louis Jean Heydt, Harold Vermilyea, Lane Chandler, Will Wright, Irving Bacon