North to Alaska

Nov 7, 1960

2h 2m

★ 6.5

These were the adventures . . . fighting, laughing and brawling their way from Seattle to Nome!

Overview

After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.

Genres

Western

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

North to Alaska Trailers

Cast

Sam McCord

John Wayne

George Pratt

Stewart Granger

Frankie Canon

Ernie Kovacs

Billy Pratt

Fabian

Michelle "Angel" Bonet

Capucine

Peter Boggs

Mickey Shaughnessy

Lars Nordqvist

Karl Swenson

Lena Nordqvist

Kathleen Freeman

Logger

John Qualen

Breezy

Stanley Adams

Bartender (uncredited)

Alan Carney

Salvation Army Leader

James Griffith

After foiling a good ol' fashioned stickup in the gold bust town of Red Ridge, Texas, the town sheriff jails a mysterious stranger suspected of ties to the gang of outlaws terrorizing residents. But as the sheriff draws closer to unraveling the bandits' identities, ghosts of murdered townspeople begin appearing at his door, leaving him to question whether the spirits are warning him…or seeking vengeance for his own failure to protect them.

5.3

Chilly Dogs

Jan 1, 2001

A man must participate in the Iditarod dog race across Alaska to inherit property from his legendary grandfather, but ends up getting much more than he bargained for.

6.8

3 Bad Men

Aug 28, 1926

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

0.0

Sourdough

Dec 1, 1981

A grizzled adventurer seeks a balanced life in the Alaskan wilderness.

6.1

City Unplugged

Jun 6, 1993

In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down the capital's power at midnight

5.6

The Crazy Westerners

Aug 11, 1967

Little Rita has a dream: she dreams of a better world and she believes that all the evil in the world originates from gold. So she has decided to blow up all the gold she can put her hands on. In her mission she is assisted by the Indian Chief Bisonte Seduto and by her friend Francis. Little Rita kills Ringo and Django, but she is taken prisoner by the Mexican bandit Sancho who wants to steal her gold. Black Star rescues her and seems determined to help her, but does he?

6.0

Lust in the Dust

Mar 1, 1985

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

5.9

Finian's Rainbow

Oct 9, 1968

An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.

3.0

Wheels of Destiny

Mar 1, 1934

Bill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and Rocky is after the map. When Rocky and his men attack, Ken Manning breaks it up and later identifies Rocky and his men as the attackers. Expelled from the wagon train, they stampede a buffalo herd puting the Indians on the warpath. After the Indians attack the wagon train, Rocky thinks he can get the map.

6.3

The Train Robbers

Feb 1, 1973

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her deceased husband so that she may return it and clear the family name.

5.1

In Old California

May 31, 1942

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

5.4

Belle of the Yukon

Dec 27, 1944

Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.

4.2

Lewis & Clark & George

Jan 21, 1997

A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.

5.6

Boy on a Dolphin

Apr 19, 1957

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

6.3

Nevada

Dec 25, 1944

Just as Nevada wins $7000 in yellowback bills, Ben Ide takes his $7000 and heads out to buy mining equipment. Burridge has his man Powell kill Ide and retrieve the money and Nevada finds Ide just as the posse arrives. Found with the money Nevada is arrested and Burridge now gets Powell to incite the local citizens to lynch Nevada.

6.3

Kummeli Kultakuume

Dec 5, 1997

Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.

7.0

Bend of the River

Jan 23, 1952

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

6.9

The Far Country

Feb 12, 1954

During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Candian town.

6.7

One-Eyed Jacks

Mar 30, 1961

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.