Spawn of the North (1938)

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Rival fishermen in Alaska compete for salmon and clash over illegal fishing methods. A friendship is tested as outside pressures threaten the local fishing community.

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What happens

Spawn of the North is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway about rival fishermen in Alaska starring George Raft, Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour and featuring Akim Tamiroff and John Barrymore. Spawn of the North is based on the novel of the same name by Barrett Willoughby and shares plot similarities with The Virginian, transferred to Alaska. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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