The Spoilers (1942)

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1h 27min
Drama, Western
11 Jun 1942 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Ray Enright

Writers:

Rex Beach, Lawrence Hazard, Tom Reed

Stars:

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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	Marlene Dietrich	...	Cherry Malotte
	Randolph Scott	...	Alex 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
	Charles McMurphy	...	Deputy
	Charles Halton	...	Jonathan Stuve
	Bud Osborne	...	Town Marshal
	Drew Demorest	...	Galloway
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Frank Austin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Irving Bacon	...	Hotel Manager (uncredited)
	Robert Barron	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Ed Brady	...	Miner in Saloon (uncredited)
	Roy Bucko	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Chester Clute	...	Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
	Harry Cording	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Richard Cramer	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	John Elliott	...	Engineer Kelly (uncredited)
	Willie Fung	...	Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)
	William Gould	...	New Marshal (uncredited)
	Gibson Gowland	...	Miner in Saloon (uncredited)
	William Haade	...	Deputy Joe (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Earle Hodgins	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Robert Homans	...	Sea Captain (uncredited)
	Lloyd Ingraham	...	Kelly (uncredited)
	Emmett Lynn	...	Miner in Search of Lodging (uncredited)
	Robert McKenzie	...	Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
	Robert Milasch	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Paul Newlan	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Kitty O'Neil	...	Landlady (uncredited)
	John Rice	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
	Dick Rush	...	Court Bailiff (uncredited)
	Robert W. Service	...	The Poet (uncredited)
	Mickey Simpson	...	Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
	Harry Strang	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Glenn Strange	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	Ben Taggart	...	Banker (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Max Wagner	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	Matt Willis	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Harry Woods	...	Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
	Duke York	...	Miner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ray Enright

Written by

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Rex Beach	...	(novel "The Spoilers")

Lawrence Hazard	...	(screenplay) &
Tom Reed	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Charles K. Feldman	...	executive producer
Frank Lloyd	...	producer
Lee S. Marcus	...	associate producer (as Lee Marcus)

Music by

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Hans J. Salter

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(as H.J. Salter)

Cinematography by

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Milton R. Krasner

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(as Milton Krasner)

Film Editing by

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Clarence Kolster

Art Direction by

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Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman	...	(as R.A. Gausman)
Edward R. Robinson	...	(uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Vera West

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(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Vernon Keays

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assistant director

Art Department

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John B. Goodman

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associate art director

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown	...	sound director
Robert Pritchard	...	sound technician

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton

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special photographic effects

Stunts

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Eddie Parker	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	...	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Previn

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musical director

Other crew

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Gene Lewis	...	dialogue director
Marion Pecht	...	production secretary
Sid Davis	...	stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Universal Picture)
Empire Universal Films (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Filmileijona (1945) (Finland) (theatrical)
Film Classics (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (as Realart) (reissue)
Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
Bio-Kuva (1962) (Finland) (theatrical)
MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1992) (Finland) (tv)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Finland (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Western Collection)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD) (John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection)
Universal Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (5 film collection)
Universal Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (5 film collection)
Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (DVD) (in '10 Classic Westerns' collection)
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Legenden des Wilden Westens)
NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Explosive-Media (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Explosive-Media (2020) (Germany) (DVD)

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CST Entertainment Imaging (colorization)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	miner gold saloon nome-alaska alaska See All (63) »
Taglines	Crashing Fists in the Gold-Crazed Alaska of '98! See more »
Genres	Drama Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG (video rating) Brazil:12 (video rating) Canada:PG (video rating) Denmark:11 Finland:K-18 Finland:K-16 France:12 (video rating) Germany:12 (video rating) Hong Kong:IIA (video rating) Japan:PG-12 Japan:PG-12 (video rating) Norway:7 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Singapore:PG (video rating) South Africa:PG (video rating) South Korea:12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16 (nf)

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Also Known As	Les écumeurs (France) Die Freibeuterin (Germany) Los usurpadores (Spain) Guldrushen (Finland, Swedish title) I cacciatori dell'oro (Italy) See more »
Runtime	87 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The climactic fistfight is one of the longest in cinema and lasts just under four minutes. See more »
Goofs	When Glennister (John Wayne) and his men prepare to blow up the bank and steal the safe, they disguise themselves with what appeared to be coal dust to blacken their faces, but in a subsequent scene when Glennister visits Cherry Malotte (Marlene Dietrich) and her maid Idabelle (Marietta Canty), he's wearing traditional black-face makeup. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Precious Images (1986). See more »
Quotes	Idabelle: I sure hope there's some colored folks on that boat. I is gettin' mighty tired pretending Eskimos are from Virginia. See more »

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