The Spoilers (1955 film)
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The Spoilers | |
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Directed by | Jesse Hibbs |
Written by | Rex Beach (novel /play) Oscar Brodney Charles Hoffman |
Starring | Anne Baxter Jeff Chandler Rory Calhoun |
Release date(s) | 1955 |
Running time | 84 min. |
Country | U.S.A. |
Language | English |
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The Spoilers is a 1955 film directed by Jesse Hibbs, adapted to sceen by Oscar Brodney and Charles Hoffman from the novel and play by Rex Beach. It is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with Anne Baxter as Cherry Malotte, Jeff Chandler as Roy Glennister, and Rory Calhoun as Alexander McNamara. The film culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. Based upon the Rex Beach novel and directed by Jesse Hibbs. Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1923 (with Noah Beery as McNamara), 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister), and 1942 (with John Wayne as Glennister and Marlene Dietrich as Malotte).