1h 16min | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Musical | 18 November 1944
Director: George Archainbaud
Stars: Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, John Carradine, Dean Jagger, Iris Adrian.
Jack Boyle ... dance director
Watched on AmazonPrime, poor print.
Definitely not something to watch because it's a "musical." The Soundtracks page has no listings, but at least 2 songs were sung by the leading lady (no idea if dubbed), and 2 numbers sung/danced by Iris Adrian and chorus girls; all perf's onstage at the saloon.
Otherwise this just a Yukon gold yarn. The lead has reason to kill the claim jumpers, since they killed his father for the gold strike he filed. I guess I saw him discover one body, so he didn't kill that one.
The + in my rating is for JC, DJ, George Cleveland, and Klondike the dog who provide good performances. The story is set in non-winter weather, so this might as well have been a wet part of California.
The most interesting moment: when ML declares that someday people will understand that alcohol is not a character flaw (not her exact words). AA was founded in 1935 in Akron OH, so it must have been known in H'wood by '44. But the story is set in 1897-ish time (picked that year for when Jack London was in the Yukon, and he gets writer credit for a novel here.)
Monogram, dir. Archainbaud; 5+
