The Spoilers (1930)

Directed by

Edwin Carewe

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the 1898 gold rush in Nome, Alaska, a gold prospector and a corrupt politician clash over control of a valuable mine. Their conflict builds to a dramatic fistfight.

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What happens

The Spoilers is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Gary Cooper, Kay Johnson, and Betty Compson. Set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, the film is about a gold prospector and a corrupt Alaska politician who fight for control over a gold mine. The film features a spectacular, climactic fistfight between Cooper and William "Stage" Boyd. The Spoilers was adapted to screen by Bartlett Cormack from the 1906 Rex Beach novel of the same name. Film versions also appeared in 1914, in 1923, in 1942, and in 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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