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7.5/10   77 votes
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Director:
Clarence Brown
Writers:
Joseph Farnham (titles)
Benjamin Glazer (adaptation)
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Release Date:
20 March 1928 (USA) more
Plot:
The Klondike gold strike of 1897 inspires fortune-seekers to head for Alaska. Joe and Jim, brothers from South Carolina; Lars... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A most-painless and interesting history lesson. more

Cast

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Dolores del Rio ... Berna
Ralph Forbes ... Larry
Karl Dane ... Lars Petersen
Harry Carey ... Jack Locasto
Tully Marshall ... Salvation Jim
George Cooper ... Samuel Foote (The Worm)
Russell Simpson ... Old Swede
Emily Fitzroy ... Mrs. Bulkey

Tenen Holtz ... Mr. Bulkey
Cesare Gravina ... Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather)
Doris Lloyd ... Locasto's procurer
E. Alyn Warren ... Engineer
Johnny Downs ... Mother's boy (as John Down)
Ray Hallor ... Brother Jim
Ray Gallagher ... Brother Joe
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent
Filming Locations:
Alaska, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Four stuntmen were killed while filming the Cooper River rapids scenes. Of the four, two bodies were never found. This is according to the documentary, “Hazards of the Game”, and verified by two stunt men from the scene, one being Paul Malvern. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Red River Valley more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
A most-painless and interesting history lesson., 9 August 1998
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Author: Ron Kerrigan (mvg@whidbey.com) from Whidbey Island, Washington

In the era of jets and superhighways, it's a shocking realization that only 100 years or so ago, getting from one place to another wasn't that easy, and could be fatal.

Once this story of gold-seekers heading for the Yukon starts to depict the actual trek over the Chilcoot Pass and what lay beyond, you get a real feeling for the hardships these people endured. In an age when many people are annoyed that they can't get a closer parking spot at the mall, watching the reenactment of people making fifty back and forth trips carrying supplies on their back over a wintry mountain pass should give pause for thought.

The movie is relentless in showing the difficulty in achieving the goal of rushing for gold. It doesn't do as well in the dramatic interaction among the players, but that is easily overlooked because it is so interesting to learn this piece of history.

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