In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anne Baxter | ... | Cherry Malotte | |
| Jeff Chandler | ... | Roy Glennister | |
| Rory Calhoun | ... | Alex McNamara | |
| Ray Danton | ... | Blackie | |
| Barbara Britton | ... | Helen Chester | |
| John McIntire | ... | Dextry | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Flapjack Simms | |
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Forrest Lewis | ... | Banty Jones |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Judge Stillman | |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Mr. Skinner | |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Duchess | |
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Dayton Lummis | ... | Wheaton |
| Willis Bouchey | ... | Jonathan Struve | |
| Roy Barcroft | ... | The Marshal | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Montrose | |
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During the 1898 gold rush in Nome,Alaska, many miners are faced with claim jumpers bent on stealing their legitimate gold claims.The new gold commissioner, Alex McNamara, assures the miners that judge Stillman is on his way to Nome to review all legal matters concerning the mines.However, the miners grow impatient and want to settle matters the old fashioned way:with a gun.Finally, a ship arrives bringing judge Stillman and his daughter to Nome. On the same boat,local mine owner,Roy Glennister,returns to Nome and is greeted by girlfriend Cherry Malotte who's the owner of the local saloon and gambling house.But Roy is full of gallantry toward fellow boat passenger, Helen Chester,which causes a jealousy scene between Roy and girlfriend Cherry.Following their lovers' quarrel Roy and Cherry discover that judge Stillman and his legal team are phony,the gold commissioner, Alex McNamara, is corrupt and that Roy and his mining partner, Dextry, are about to lose their mine to phony claimants. Written by nufs68
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26 December 1955 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,400,000Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Written by Arnold Schwarzwald (as Arnold Hughes) and Frederick Herbert
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Obvious doubles for Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun in overlong fight scene. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: ALASKA 1899 See more »Soundtracks
Careless Love(uncredited)
Written by Arnold Schwarzwald (as Arnold Hughes) and Frederick Herbert
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The first scene gave me great hopes. The miner's dirty clothes, the looks of the town and the muddy street. Then my hopes were dashed when the lady showed up. This was Nome, Alaska in 1899 and she show up wearing a dress, hat and feathers that would be more appropriate at a San Francisco opera. During the rest of the movie, all the major characters wore clothes that were always clean, pressed and way too fancy for the time and place. I've never understood why directors would allow a movie to be made with such obvious flaws. Makes no sense. The movie had a pretty good plot but for me, the 1956 style acting, script and special effects could have been done so much better with a little more thought.