The film follows the life story of Johann Augustus Suter, the owner of Sutter's Mill, famous as the birthplace of the great California Gold Rush of 1848.
Luis Trenker
as Johann August Suter
Viktoria von Ballasko
as Anna Suter
Elise Aulinger
as Mrs. Dübol
Bernhard Minetti
as Der Fremde
Werner Kunig
as Rudolf - beider Sohn
Hans Zesch-Ballot
as Gouverneur Alvaredo
Marcella Albani
as Seine Frau
Walter Franck
as Castro - sein Adjutant
Reginald Pasch
as Marshall
August Eichhorn
as Harper
Luis Gerold
as Ermatinger
Paul Verhoeven
as Barmixer Billy
