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Black gold

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In 1930s Longview, small-time wildcatter Bill Dodd has secretly acquired the oil lease to the property adjoining H.L. Hunt's latest gusher-it promised to make him a millionaire, but he is gunned down before he can register the leases, and Hunt's …

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In 1930s Longview, small-time wildcatter Bill Dodd has secretly acquired the oil lease to the property adjoining H.L. Hunt's latest gusher-it promised to make him a millionaire, but he is gunned down before he can register the leases, and Hunt's company takes over the land.

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"In 1930s Longview, small-time wildcatter Bill Dodd has secretly acquired the oil lease to the property adjoining H.L. Hunt's latest gusher-it promised to make him a millionaire, but he is …"

— Margaret

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