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• Western
• Drama

• 1942
• Ray Enright
• 83 mins
• PG

Summary

Western starring Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne and Randolph Scott. Roy Glennister, helped by saloon-owner Cherry Malotte, battles an unscrupulous gold commissioner to keep hold of his mine at the height of the gold rush in Alaska.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

This is the fourth of five versions of Rex Beach's popular, Alaska-set western novel, this time with its plot slightly altered to accommodate Marlene Dietrich as the saloon keeper, reprising the role she played with much greater success in 1939's Destry Rides Again. What always distinguishes movie versions of this tale is the exciting, protracted fist-fight between the leading men that marks the story's climax. In 1930, it was between Gary Cooper and William Boyd, and in the original 1914 silent version the star was William Farnum, who in the Cooper/Boyd remake acted as a technical adviser. Farnum plays a supporting part this time, and the macho cuffing is between stars John Wayne and Randolph Scott. Watch out for a cameo appearance from silent heart-throb Richard Barthelmess, in his penultimate screen role, as the barman.

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6.6/10

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Cast

rolenameCherry MalotteMarlene DietrichRoy GlennisterJohn WayneMcNamaraRandolph ScottHelen ChesterMargaret LindsayDextryHarry CareyBronco KidRichard BarthelmessBantyGeorge ClevelandJudge StillmanSamuel S HindsFlapjack SimmsRussell Simpson

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Theatrical distributor

General Film Dist Ltd

Released on

1942-07-08

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

Formats

Black and white

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