[Note: The scenes at the racetrack were filmed at the Santa Anita Race Track, just east of Pasadena, CA in the town of Arcadia when the track was brand-new and only about 3-4 years old." With Civil War declared and the outbreak of fighting, the two families are put on opposite sides of the rivalry.Huston""s film became a precursor of two other 1960s-1970s modern-day western dramas:Hud (1963)andThe Last Picture Show (1971).It is one of the most lyrical moments on film.The pair are in town to deliver the deed of a gold mine to a pretty young Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence), the orphaned daughter of their recently-deceased prospector partner.