- Film Review
- Reviewed By Allen Eyles
-
2 out of 5
This fifth film version of Rex Beach's novel about claim jumping during the Alaskan gold rush was the first to use colour, but the new generation of stars - Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun - hardly match up to such illustrious predecessors as Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne. The earlier films were notable for the climactic fist-fights between hero and villain, and here Chandler and Calhoun (and their stunt doubles) make a determined effort to emulate the action as they slug it out from the floor above the saloon, down the stairs and out into the muddy main street. But the story seems terminally tired and the picture is never more than mildly engrossing.
Plot Summary
Western starring Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun. An Alaskan gold rush town is the setting for the fiery relationship between wealthy saloon proprietor Cherry Malotte, mine owner Roy Glennister and unscrupulous gold commissioner Alex McNamara.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Cherry Malotte
- Anne Baxter
- Roy Glennister
- Jeff Chandler
- Alex McNamara
- Rory Calhoun
- "Bronco" Blackie
- Ray Danton
- Helen Chester
- Barbara Britton
- Dextry
- John McIntire
- Judge Stillman
- Carl Benton Reid
- Flapjack Simms
- Wallace Ford
Crew
- Director
- Jesse Hibbs
- Share this episode
-