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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Dietrich, Scott & Wayne star in this fast-paced mixture of adventure, romance and saloon brawls.
5 Mar 2007
Format:DVD
John Wayne may well be billed third behind Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott In this forth and best version of THE SPOILERS but it was Wayne's star that was in the ascendancy, most of Dietrich's best work was behind her and Scott from the mid 1940's on was mostly in above average B-Westerns. Also starring Harry Carey former cowboy star of hundreds of early westerns and a favourite of director John Ford.
THE SPOILERS was from a 1906 novel by Rex Beach the story is set in the mud splattered mining town of 1900 Nome, Alaska during the gold rush. Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and Al Dextry (Harry Carey) are co-owners of a gold mine financed by saloon owner Cherry Mallotte (Marlene Dierich). A crooked gold commissioner Alexander McNamara Randolph Scott sets out to steal Glennister's claim along with the love of Cherry! The climax is one of the best-filmed extended bar-room-brawls of all time. A fifth version was released in 1956 this time in colour with Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun in the Glennister and McNamara roles.
Made in Yukon Territory, Canada 65 years ago, filmed in black & white and directed by Ray Enright. No doubt a five star western on its release; including the excellent opening sequences showing the very muddy streets of Nome. The end also has the much acclaimed fight sequence between Wayne and Scott, but in between some other parts of it don't quite pass the test of time on this Universal 2006 DVD Release.
THE SPOILERS was from a 1906 novel by Rex Beach the story is set in the mud splattered mining town of 1900 Nome, Alaska during the gold rush. Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and Al Dextry (Harry Carey) are co-owners of a gold mine financed by saloon owner Cherry Mallotte (Marlene Dierich). A crooked gold commissioner Alexander McNamara Randolph Scott sets out to steal Glennister's claim along with the love of Cherry! The climax is one of the best-filmed extended bar-room-brawls of all time. A fifth version was released in 1956 this time in colour with Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun in the Glennister and McNamara roles.
Made in Yukon Territory, Canada 65 years ago, filmed in black & white and directed by Ray Enright. No doubt a five star western on its release; including the excellent opening sequences showing the very muddy streets of Nome. The end also has the much acclaimed fight sequence between Wayne and Scott, but in between some other parts of it don't quite pass the test of time on this Universal 2006 DVD Release.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Dietrich plays Cherry Malotte, a saloon girl in Alaska at the height of the gold rush who is purued by two men, honest seaman John Wayne and charming louse Randolph Scott - it is routine fare but served up with style. Richard Barthelmess, one of the great silent stars, is also there as someone who loves the wilful Cherry. It is routine studio stuff - package the stars, use a tried and trusted formula, but none the worse for that. This is film as entertainment, not high art.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I must admit watching this I had a great time. It is very entertaining, although formulaic. Set in Nome, Alaska in 1900 the tale is about claim jumping and fraud and thankfully it doesn't take itself too seriously. Lets face it the acting isn't great, and that probably adds to its ultimate watchability. This has caused much merriment in this household, what with Marlene Dietrich's costumes and hair-do, the stereotypical black maid, the hammy shoot outs where no one seems to bleed and many other things.
Filmed in black and white, the transfer is of good quality and well worth viewing if you want to put your feet up and esacpe the woes of everyday life. The back cover says that film critics consider the fight sequence near the end of this in the saloon to be amongst the most spectaular. I would say they must be blind, and you will fall off your seat laughing at the punches that miss by a mile, and yet cause people to reel stunned on the ground.
All in all a great b movie to watch and be amused by that will keep you entertained for nearly 90 minutes.
Filmed in black and white, the transfer is of good quality and well worth viewing if you want to put your feet up and esacpe the woes of everyday life. The back cover says that film critics consider the fight sequence near the end of this in the saloon to be amongst the most spectaular. I would say they must be blind, and you will fall off your seat laughing at the punches that miss by a mile, and yet cause people to reel stunned on the ground.
All in all a great b movie to watch and be amused by that will keep you entertained for nearly 90 minutes.
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