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6.2/10 • 55

1942-06-111h 27m

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Crashing Fists in the Gold-Crazed Alaska of '98!

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

Directors
Ray Enright

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  1. Marlene Dietrich

    Marlene Dietrich

    Cherry Malotte

  2. Randolph Scott

    Randolph Scott

    McNamara

  3. John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Glennister

  4. Margaret Lindsay

    Margaret Lindsay

    Helen Chester

  5. Harry Carey

    Harry Carey

    Dextry

  6. Richard Barthelmess

    Richard Barthelmess

    Bronco Kid

  7. George Cleveland

    George Cleveland

    Banty

  8. Samuel S. Hinds

    Samuel S. Hinds

    Judge Stillman

  9. Russell Simpson

    Russell Simpson

    Flapjack

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John Chard

Jun 3, 2019

7/10

No fighting in here allowed unless it's over me. We are in Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and his partner Dextry (Harry Carey), are forced to fight to save their gold claims from the crooked commissioner, Alexander McNamara (Randolph Scott). Backed by sultry saloon owner and entertainer Cherry Malotte (Marlene Dietrich), the team must overcome both the odds and suspect politicians in order to get their just deserts. Rex Beach's novel has been adapted five times thus far, and it's not hard to see why because the story is as solid as it gets. This take on the source has a wonderful sense of fun and adventure oozing from it, the cast are uniformly great and the direction from Ray Enright is tight and unobtrusive. Some fine set pieces dot themselves throughout the picture, culminating in a right royal (and lengthy) punch up between Wayne & Scott. No overkilling or tediously ham sequences are here, this is simply an enjoyable Western achieving all it set out to achieve from the off. 7/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
goldminernome alaska