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North West Mounted Police (1940)

North West Mounted Police (1940)

Action Romance Adventure Western

DeMille's first film in Technicolor! 10 Great Stars! 2 Glorious Love Stories! 1,000 Unforgettable Thrills!

Release Date: 1940, October 22
Directors: Cecil B. DeMille
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Donald Curtis, Julia Faye, Francis McDonald, Eric Alden, John Merton, John Hart, Robert Ryan, Franklyn Farnum, Chuck Hamilton, David Newell, Clara Blandick, Sam Ash

Overview:

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)

Keywords:

murder 19th century rebellion canada texas texas ranger royal canadian mounted police (mountie)