North of the Border (film)

North of the Border
North of the Border
Directed by	B. Reeves Eason
Based on	story by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	William David; executive; Robert L. Lippert
Production; company	Golden Gate Productions
Distributed by	Screen Guild Productions
Release date	1946;
Country	United States
Language	English

North of the Border is a 1946 American Western film.

The movie was directed by B. Reeves Eason and based on a story by James Oliver Curwood. Many of the same cast and crew also worked on 'Neath Canadian Skies.^[1]

Although the film credits James Curwood, TCM states that "the film does not appear to have been based on one of his stories."^[2]

Synopsis

American rancher "Utah" Nyes (Hayden) comes to Canada to meet his partner, Bill Lawton. He finds that Lawton has been murdered by a gang led by "Nails" Nelson (Fowley). With the help of Mountie Jack Craig (Talbot), and fur-trapper Ivy Jenkins (Jolley), "Utah" manages to clear himself of the murder of Lawton, and also to break up Nelson's gang.

Cast

Russell Hayden as Robert "Utah" Nyes
Inez Cooper as Ruth Wilson
Douglas Fowley as "Nails" Nelson
Lyle Talbot as RCMP Sergeant Jack Craig
Anthony Warde (as Anthony Ward) as Jean Gaspee
I. Stanford Jolley as Ivy Jenkins
Guy Beach as George Laramie
Jack Mulhall as RCMP Captain Swanson
Richard Alexander (as Dick Alexander) as Tiny Muller

References

^ "NORTH OF THE BORDER". Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216). London: 52. January 1, 1952. ProQuest 1305816054.
^ "North of the Border". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

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[1] "NORTH OF THE BORDER". Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216). London: 52. January 1, 1952. ProQuest 1305816054.

[2] "North of the Border". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

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