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North to Alaska

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North to Alaska (1960)

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Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:4

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: A tough Alaskan gold digger (John Wayne) agrees to pick up his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancee, but winds up bringing back a beautiful substitute instead. With both men vying for her favor,... A tough Alaskan gold digger (John Wayne) agrees to pick up his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancee, but winds up bringing back a beautiful substitute instead. With both men vying for her favor, trouble inevitably breaks out between the best friends, exacerbated by a shifty con-man (Ernie Kovacs) hoping to steal the men's gold claim. The Duke is in usual macho form in this entertaining Alaskan adventure, based on the play BIRTHDAY GIFT by Laszlo Fodor. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Ernie Kovacs, Stewart Granger, Fabian

Starring: John Wayne, Ernie Kovacs, Stewart Granger, Fabian, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Joe Sawyer, Kathleen Freeman

Director: Henry Hathaway

Director: Henry Hathaway
Screenwriter: John Lee Mahin, Claude Binyon, Martin Rackin
Producer: Henry Hathaway
Composer: Lionel Newman

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rocknblues8111/3/09
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Didn't really work for me. It's a little lightweight by John Wayne standards and it's more cheesy... More
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Gauntlet9/22/07
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North to Alaska (1960) This is a fun John Wayne western/comedy set mostly in Alaska in 1900.... More
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starlett20052/13/07
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John Wayne plays Sam McCord, who teams up with George Pratt, played by Stewart Granger, striking... More
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SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN THE TYPICAL JOHN WAYNE MOVIE OF THE TIME, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM... More
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NORTH TO ALASKA(HENRY HATHAWAY, 1960)NOT RATED2 HOURS 2 MINUTES More
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