The Spoilers (1914)

Directed by

Colin Campbell, Alfred Edward Green

Genre

drama film, Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Nome, Alaska during the Gold Rush, Roy Glennister clashes with Alex McNamara over mining claims. The story builds to a long saloon fistfight between them.

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What happens

The Spoilers is a 1914 American silent Western film directed by Colin Campbell. The film is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with William Farnum as Roy Glennister, Kathlyn Williams as Cherry Malotte, and Tom Santschi as Alex McNamara. The film culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. In 1916, an expanded version was released, running 110 minutes. The film was adapted to screen by Lanier Bartlett from the Rex Beach novel of the same name. The film was remade in 1923 (with Noah Beery as McNamara), 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister and Betty Compson as Malotte), 1942 (with John Wayne as Glennister, Randolph Scott as McNamara, and Marlene Dietrich as Malotte), and 1955 (with Jeff Chandler as Glennister, Rory Calhoun as McNamara, and Anne Baxter as Malotte). All of the films feature a lengthy, intense fight sequence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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