California’s Golden Beginning

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Paramount Communications (PARMT)

Complete Record: LS of california state capital. LS of california seal tilts down to governor at his desk shuffling papers. LS of 2 men walk in the elaborate room and sit down. VCUs of men as they speak wearing suits. MS of 3 men walking over to a map on wall, one of them points to it, camera zooms in to a CU of the map. LS of sunset behind silouettes of trees, mountains. LS of a California beach at sunset. LS of a California Redwood tilting down it’s length. LS of Yosemite falls. LS of mission. LS of lake tahoe. LS of hillsides. LS of wagon train and cowboys traveling through hilly terrain. LS of mesas. LS of Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento. MS of actors portraying historical figures in Sutter’s Fort. LS of railroad being constructed. MS of 2 western men talking. MS of man bending down to pick up something in the dirt. CU of man’s hands picking pieces of gold from the dirt. MS of man showing gold to co-workers. They run to look for gold. MS of two men talking indoors. LS on man on ladder preaching. MS of two men with beards in western clothes talking. LS of 3 natives with 2 white men talking to each other, signing treaties. LS of cowboys at bar, taking shots. CU of cowboys, the one in the middle taking more shots. MS of two men talking. CU of men yelling at each other down the chain of command. LS of cavalry on horseback. LS of wagon train. CU of fields being plowed. LS of people waving goodbye to wagon train. LS of garbage strewn about prarie. LS of capitol hill. LS of countryside. LS of black and white scene from Promontory Point, Utah. LS of scenery, LS of folsom dam. LS of city. LS of elementary school, LS of high school, LS of USF. LS of rivers. LS of forests. LS of statue.