The Spoilers

Apr 10, 1914

1h 50m

★ 6.2

Overview

The Spoilers is a 1914 film directed by Colin Campbell. It is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with William Farnum as Roy Glennister, Kathlyn Williams as Cherry Malotte, and Tom Santschi as Alex McNamara. The film culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. It was adapted to screen by Lanier Bartlett from the Rex Beach novel of the same name.

Genres

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Selig Polyscope Company

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Cast

Roy Glenister

William Farnum

Cherry Malotte

Kathlyn Williams

Alex McNamara

Tom Santschi

Helen Chester

Bessie Eyton

Dextry

Frank Clark

Slap Jack

Jack McDonald

The Bronco Kid, alias of Drury

Wheeler Oakman

Judge Stillman

Norval MacGregor

Struve

William Ryno

When a driven doctor doesn't get the prestigious position she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. While she meets the locals and even starts a new romance, she has to learn to let the life she planned for give way to a love she never could have imagined, and finds this festive small town is hiding one big holiday secret.

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