The Spoilers (1942)

The Spoilers (1942) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

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Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1942 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ray Enright

Written By:
Rex Beach
Lawrence Hazard

Actors:
Marlene Dietrich ..... Cherry Malotte
Randolph Scott ..... Alexander McNamara
John Wayne ..... Roy Glennister
Margaret Lindsay ..... Helen Chester
Harry Carey ..... Al Dextry
Richard Barthelmess ..... Bronco Kid Farrow
George Cleveland ..... Banty
Samuel S. Hinds ..... Judge Horace Stillman
Russell Simpson ..... Flapjack Sims
William Farnum ..... Wheaton
Marietta Canty ..... Idabelle
Jack Norton ..... Mr. Skinner
Ray Bennett ..... Clark
Forrest Taylor ..... Bennett
Art Miles ..... Deputy

Synopsis:

The fourth of five movie versions of the rugged Rex Beach novel of the same name, 1942's The Spoilers stars Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, and Randolph Scott. The plot, involving the cheating of Alaskan gold rush prospectors by a crooked gold commissioner, requires that Scott play a villain, Alexander McNamara. Prospector Roy Glennister (Wayne) is continually persecuted by McNamara, who has the law on his side, until the two decide to settle their dispute man-to-man in a spectacular reel-long fistfight. La Dietrich plays saloon-hall gal Cherry Mallote, who becomes the romantic bone of contention between Glennister and McNamara. William Farnum, who played John Wayne's role in the original 1914 filmization of The Spoilers, plays a key supporting role in this remake; also on hand in a cameo is poet Robert W. Service, of The Shooting of Dan McGrew fame. Listen for a cute inside joke at the beginning of the picture, invoking the name of co-producer Lee Marcus.

Famous for having one of the longest and most elaborate brawls in film history, The Spoilers (1942) is probably the best version of this classic Western tale which has been filmed five times. Set in Nome, Alaska, at the turn of the century, the story pits gold miners Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and his partner, Al Dextry (Harry Carey), against gold commissioner Alexander McNamara (Randolph Scott) and a corrupt judge (Samuel S. Hinds). Marlene Dietrich stars as Cherry Malotte, the saloon hostess who takes a fancy to 'The Duke.'

In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.

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