North West Mounted Police
movie
DeMille's first film in Technicolor! 10 Great Stars! 2 Glorious Love Stories! 1,000 Unforgettable Thrills!
Released October 22, 1940
Overview
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
Cast
Gary Cooper
as
Dusty Rivers
Madeleine Carroll
as
April Logan
Paulette Goddard
as
Louvette Corbeau
Preston Foster
as
Sergeant Jim Brett
Robert Preston
as
Ronnie Logan
Akim Tamiroff
as
Dan Duroc
George Bancroft
as
Jacques Corbeau
Lynne Overman
as
Tod McDuff
Walter Hampden
as
Big Bear
Lon Chaney Jr.
as
Shorty
Montagu Love
as
Inspector Cabot
Francis McDonald
as
Louis Riel
Crew
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Jesse Lasky Jr.
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Screenplay
Cecil B. DeMille
as
Director
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R.C. Fetherstonhaugh
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Novel
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Alan Le May
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Screenplay
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Grace Gregory
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Set Decoration
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Gordon Jennings
as
Visual Effects
Edwin Maxwell
as
Supervising Dialogue Editor
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Arthur Rosson
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Second Unit Director
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Eric Stacey
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Assistant Director
Cecil B. DeMille
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Producer
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Victor Milner
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Director of Photography
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William LeBaron
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Executive Producer