Spawn of the North

Aug 26, 1938

1h 50m

★ 5.7

Thrills, intrigue and drama at sea !

Overview

Two Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish pirates and the other aligns with local vigilantes.

Genres

Action

Romance

Adventure

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Tyler Dawson

George Raft

Jim Kimmerlee

Henry Fonda

Windy Turlon

John Barrymore

Nicky Duval

Dorothy Lamour

Red Skain

Akim Tamiroff

Dian 'Di' Turlon

Louise Platt

'Jack' Jackson

Lynne Overman

Lefty Jones

Fuzzy Knight

Dimitri

Vladimir Sokoloff

Ivan

Duncan Renaldo

Dr. Sparks

John Wray

Partridge

Stanley Andrews

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