North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police (1940)

DeMille's first film in Technicolor! 10 Great Stars! 2 Glorious Love Stories! 1,000 Unforgettable Thrills!

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.)

Date of release
1940-10-22
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (47)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Action, Western, Adventure, Romance
Director
Cecil B. DeMille

Casting

  • Gary Cooper — Dusty Rivers
  • Madeleine Carroll — April Logan
  • Paulette Goddard — Louvette Corbeau
  • Preston Foster — Sergeant Jim Brett
  • Robert Preston — Ronnie Logan
  • Akim Tamiroff — Dan Duroc
  • George Bancroft — Jacques Corbeau
  • Lynne Overman — Tod McDuff
  • Walter Hampden — Big Bear
  • Lon Chaney Jr. — Shorty
  • Montagu Love — Inspector Cabot
  • Francis McDonald — Louis Riel

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