Haunted Gold is a 1932 Pre-Production Code, American Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1928 film The Phantom City, starring Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan. Filmed in 1932, two years before the implementation of Hollywood's Production Code, the film contains several racial slurs involving the black character "Clarence Brown" (played by Blue Washington). Plot John Mason and Janet Carter receive an anonymous letter telling them to travel to a ghost town that has an abandoned mine. There they befriend each other as they try to find out why they were sent the letters. They soon find themselves targets of Joe Ryan and his gang who are looking for the hidden gold inside the abandoned mine. They are helped by the mysterious Phantom of the mine who has his own plans. Cast John Wayne as John Mason Sheila Terry as Janet Carter Harry Woods as Joe Ryan Erville Alderson as Tom Benedict Otto Hoffman as Simon - Benedict's Servant Martha Mattox as Mrs. Herman Blue Washington as Clarence Washington Brown John T. Prince as Bill Carter Duke as Duke - John Wayne's Horse See also John Wayne filmography References External links 1932 films 1932 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Remakes of American films Films set in ghost towns Films directed by Mack V. Wright Warner Bros. films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films