Tide of Empire (MOD) (DVD Movie) SINS OF RACHEL CADE director Sidney Lumet held a

director Sidney Lumet held a mirror up to his adopted hometown

screenwriter and actor who helmed many competent B films for Columbia Pictures

pokes fun at his own image as the 1950s matinee idol of the little-old-lady set

whose nebbish fiance George (Sutton) doesn't return from his Manhattan job in time to say

A box-office success on its original release

Tide of Empire (MOD) (DVD Movie) SINS OF RACHEL CADE director Sidney Lumet held aIn the 1840s, California is a land of missions and ranchos, of Spanish grandees and winsome senoritas. Then comes the Gold Rush and with it comes the tide of empire as prospectors flood in, ignorant of the culture they destroy with their avarice. This history is the backdrop for a fast paced story of handsome gold seeker Dermot D'Arcy, who wins a rancho in a horse race then tries to win the proud daughter of the former owner. She resists, so Dermot