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| Director: Ray Enright
Actors: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey
Studio: Universal Studios
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 15585
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300183033
UPC: 096898001533
EAN: 9786300183032
ASIN: 6300183033
Theatrical Release Date: May 8, 1942
Release Date: May 6, 1992
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 13
 One of the greatest westerns ever made! July 1, 2005
Terry Stuart (State College, Pa., USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have this movie and love seeing it. It is one that you will want to watch time and time again. The script is cleverly written, such as the line that John Wayne says to Marlene Dietrich: "Baby,you'd look better in a burlap bag". The music is conducted by Elmer Bernstein and helps to capture the drama in this movie. John Wayne's way of getting his words across to the actresses in the film is his trademark, his high pitched voice, the nod of his head and his smile. The brawl between John Wayne and Randolph Scott is a real classic of movie making.So much could be said, but if you love old western classics you will really enjoy this one. They don't make them like this anymore. This movie should be rated a 10.
 Marlene Dietrich...once again torn between John Wayne and Randolph Scott August 14, 2007
Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In THE SPOILERS, we can once again enjoy the unusual star combination of Dietrich, Scott and Wayne in a rollicking adventure set against an Alaskan boom-town circa the 1890's. "The Spoilers" by Rex Beach had already been adapted for the screen several times, but this is the version most people are familiar with.
The town of Nome is at the height of the gold-rush, and saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Marlene Dietrich) becomes the object of desire in a vendetta between cheated miner Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and local kingpin Alexander McNamara (Randolph Scott).
Universal first combined Dietrich, Scott and Wayne in "Pittsburgh" (also released in 1942); their unusual screen chemistry plays out to maximum effect in THE SPOILERS, yet both movies are quite similar with their period settings and fiery love-duels for Dietrich's affection.
Marlene Dietrich gets to really cut loose with her character of Cherry Malotte, costumed in some outrageous Vera West creations. Adding some fun comedy is her wisecracking maid Idabelle (Marietta Canty). Margaret Lindsay is the stereotypical "good girl"--but with a twist.
Many reviewers have already talked about the climactic brawl between Wayne and Scott, so I won't step on anybody's toes. That said, it is a brilliantly-executed sequence, you can't even tell where the actors leave off and the stunt doubles take over.
Settle back with some hard-boiled eggs and enjoy this classic adventure romp! (Single-sided, dual-layer disc).
the spoiler September 21, 2005
Ralph Peterson
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
wayne and scott how can you go wrong good movie im a big fan of both
Classic Wayne/Scott Teamup October 31, 2006
Terence Allen (Atlanta, GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Westerns greats John Wayne and Randolph Scott made two movies together. The second one was Pittsburgh. But the first was The Spoilers, the best known and most popular version of the classic Rex Beach novel about two strong men on a collision course with each other with Marlene Dietrich smack in the middle of them.
Wayne is a miner in Alaska who runs afoul of town boss Scott. Wayne has struck gold, and Scott is working overtime to cheat Wayne out of the claim or force him out. Both are in love with Dietrich. The two butt heads in one of the most famous fight scenes in movie history.
The movie has its flaws. It makes racist jokes at the expense of Dietrich's black maid, the nadir of which is Wayne in blackface pretending to be a black man. But this movie is a classic, rip-roaring, brawling Northern that set the standards for this subgenre of Westerns. This is a movie that has a secure place in history, regardless of how uncomfortable certain scenes to watch
Dietrich, Scott & Wayne star in this fast-paced mixture of adventure, romance and saloon brawls. January 20, 2007
Robert J. Evered
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
John Wayne may well be billed third behind Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott In this forth and best version of THE SPOILERS but it was Wayne's star that was in the ascendancy, most of Dietrich's best work was behind her and Scott from the mid 1940's on was mostly in above average B-Westerns. Also starring Harry Carey former cowboy star of hundreds of early westerns and a favourite of director John Ford.
THE SPOILERS was from a 1906 novel by Rex Beach the story is set in the mud splattered mining town of 1900 Nome, Alaska during the gold rush. Roy Glennister (John Wayne) and Al Dextry (Harry Carey) are co-owners of a gold mine financed by saloon owner Cherry Mallotte (Marlene Dierich). A crooked gold commissioner Alexander McNamara Randolph Scott sets out to steal Glennister's claim along with the love of Cherry! The climax is one of the best-filmed extended bar-room-brawls of all time. A fifth version was released in 1956 this time in color with Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun in the Glennister and McNamara roles.
Made in Yukon Territory, Canada 65 years ago, filmed in black & white and directed by Ray Enright. No doubt a five star western on its release; including the excellent opening sequences showing the very muddy streets of Nome. The end also has the much acclaimed fight sequence between Wayne and Scott, but in between some other parts of it don't quite pass the test of time on this Universal 2006 DVD Release.
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