[1] After flopping on Broadway in 1928, it was adapted by Warner Bros. into the 1930 Western musical film Song of the West.
[1][3] The Broadway production was produced by Philip Goodman, directed by Hammerstein, and choreographed by Busby Berkeley.
[4] Set in the years 1849–1851, the plot follows the soldier Harry Stanton who is stationed at Fort Independence in Missouri and is in love with Virginia, the daughter of his commanding officer.
The couple marry along the journey, and eventually arrive in the mining town of Red Dog, California.
When finding gold leads to naught, the couple relocate to Sacramento, California where Harry establishes a gambling house much to the chagrin of Virginia.