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Actors: John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Marlene Dietrich, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Marietta Canty
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Spoilers (1942) |
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This oft-remade movie tells a story of Nome, Alaska during it's gold rush. In the midst of a booming period for this gold-mining town, goverment agents move in and start taking over prospectors' claims, using nefarious means to do so. There is also a jealous relationship parallelogram involving a prospector, the saloon owner, a government agent, and a judge's daughter. The bar fight is the climax that each version of the movie builds to, and each remake tries to surpass the previous one. This one does not fail to thrill, excite, and be a standard against which other bar fights should be measured.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Spoilers (1942) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Kind of western:
- prospecting/locating gold
Criminal enemy is...
- politicians
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- govt employee
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Specific kind of enemies?
- big business interests
- corrupt local officials
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Alaska
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- mission to protect something
- hand to hand
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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