This film was released the same year as (and inspired(?)) the American film, "Sutter's Gold", and was deservedly the winner of the Italian "Mussolini Cup" award in 1936 for Best Foreign Film. It is the story of the adventures of German/Swiss immigrant, John Sutter, and his famous discovery of gold that initiated the California Gold Rush. Ironically, this German production surpasses the American films I've seen on the subject. A real gem.
Review of Der Kaiser von Kalifornien
