Lust for Gold is a 1949 American Western film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Ida Lupino and Glenn Ford.

In modern times, a newspaper reports that "noted explorer and writer" Floyd Buckley claims to have discovered the location of the Lost Dutchman gold mine.

However, an unseen killer shoots Buckley, making him the fourth recent murder victim.

In 1880, Jacob "Dutchy" Walz and his friend Wiser overhear Ludi carelessly call his companion "Peralta".

A fight breaks out; Covin is about to push Storm off the mountain when a poisonous snake bites him; he falls to his death.

Afterwards, Sheriff Early points out that, even with the new clue, Storm does not know the exact location and would have to dig up the entire mountainside.

Marshall quit four days into filming due to disputes with producer S. Sylvan Simon.

[1] Dennis Schwartz called it "the poor man's Treasure of Sierra Madre" and gave it a grade of B−.