QUICKY QUIZ! #26 WHAT WAS THE VALUE OF AN OUNCE GOLD IN 1934?

Year Published: 1950s

Format: 16mm

Description: This short film is one of a series entitled "Quicky Quiz!", which were developed and produced by Los Angeles TV personality Jim Hawthorne. Billed as the "TV's biggest, little show", each Quicky Quiz! posed a question for viewers to answer. In this case, the question is "What was the value of an ounce of gold in 1934?" If you got the right answer you must be very smart so take a bow! Footage shows the main streets of Weepah, Nevada, which is known as "the last gold rush" in the West. Gold was discovered at Weepah in 1927, almost two decades after most of the major gold districts had been located. The initial discovery was a nugget that assayed at thousands of dollars per ton, which caused quite a stir and resulted in a gold rush. A tent city soon developed with thousands of frenzied gold seekers. As the footage shows, a barrel of water sold for a whopping $5, and haircuts were $1 each. Short format shows of this type don't really exist today, but back in the early era of television -- especially during the live era when show lengths were irregular -- programs such as Quicky Quiz! were Jim Hawthorne (1918 –2007) was a beloved radio personality, disc jockey and TV comic actor who produced (in addition to Quicky Quiz!) the short format show "Jim Hawthorne's Funny World". He worked for a variety of TV stations including KLAC / Los Angeles Channel 13, where he created the first late evening talk show on television, "This Is Hawthorne."

Complete Record: This short film is one of a series entitled "Quicky Quiz!", which were developed and produced by Los Angeles TV personality Jim Hawthorne. Billed as the "TV's biggest, little show", each Quicky Quiz! posed a question for viewers to answer. In this case, the question is "What was the value of an ounce of gold in 1934?" If you got the right answer you must be very smart so take a bow! Footage shows the main streets of Weepah, Nevada, which is known as "the last gold rush" in the West. Gold was discovered at Weepah in 1927, almost two decades after most of the major gold districts had been located. The initial discovery was a nugget that assayed at thousands of dollars per ton, which caused quite a stir and resulted in a gold rush. A tent city soon developed with thousands of frenzied gold seekers. As the footage shows, a barrel of water sold for a whopping $5, and haircuts were $1 each. Short format shows of this type don't really exist today, but back in the early era of television -- especially during the live era when show lengths were irregular -- programs such as Quicky Quiz! were Jim Hawthorne (1918 –2007) was a beloved radio personality, disc jockey and TV comic actor who produced (in addition to Quicky Quiz!) the short format show "Jim Hawthorne's Funny World". He worked for a variety of TV stations including KLAC / Los Angeles Channel 13, where he created the first late evening talk show on television, "This Is Hawthorne."