Pierre of the Plains (1942 film)

1942 film by George B. Seitz

Pierre of the Plains

Directed by| George B. Seitz
Written by| Gilbert Parker (Pierre and His People)
Lawrence Kimble
Bertram Millhauser
Produced by| Edgar Selwyn
Starring| John Carroll
Ruth Hussey
Bruce Cabot
Cinematography| Charles Rosher
Edited by| George White
Music by| Lennie Hayton
Distributed by| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date

* 1942 (1942)

Running time

| 57 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $384,000[1]
Box office| $427,000[1]

Pierre of the Plains is a 1942 Northern film set in Saskatchewan, Canada, directed by George B. Seitz and starring John Carroll and Ruth Hussey. The supporting cast features Bruce Cabot, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Evelyn Ankers and Sheldon Leonard. The movie is a remake of a 1914 version co-written by and starring Edgar Selwyn.

## Plot

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Pierre (Carroll), a singing French-Canadian trapper, acts as a non-commissioned law enforcement officer, punishing traveling salesman Clerou (Leonard) for "selling whiskey to Indians." When his intrusive nature gets him into trouble with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he is brought to the station. In order to avoid incarceration, he claims that he is engaged to be married to the lovely Daisy Denton (Hussey), a popular barmaid who runs the local saloon, but who is actually engaged to "Jap" Durkin (Cabot).

After Pierre's shrewd planning destroys the possibly of a marriage to Daisy, Durkin vows revenge. Meanwhile, Pierre spends his time romancing Daisy and simultaneously getting into scrapes with the mounties. While riding horseback en route to town and back to his rural campsite, he often breaks into the song "Saskatchewan."

Daisy's brother Val (Brown) shoots "Clerou" and is placed under arrest by Durkin. Through mutual conspiring on the part of Pierre and Daisy, they manage to help Val escape from jail, where the four of them hideout at Pierre's rural campsite. Durkin finds them and confronts Pierre, resulting in a gunfire battle that kills Durkin. After a very brief investigation, Pierre marries Daisy and rides off for their honeymoon, singing "Saskatchewan."[2]

## Production

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The railroad scene was filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[3]

## Reception

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According to MGM records, the film earned $289,000 in the US and Canada and $138,000 elsewhere, costing the studio a loss of $111,000.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. ^ Leonard Maltin: Turner Classic Movies (www.tcm.com)
3. ^ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 21\. ISBN 9780692064726.
4. ^ Leonard Maltin: Turner Classic Movies www.tcm.com

## External links

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* Pierre of the Plains in the Internet Movie Database

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Films directed by George B. Seitz

1910s|

* The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
* The Romance of Elaine (1915)
* The Iron Claw (1916)
* The Fatal Ring (1917)
* The House of Hate (1918)
* The Lightning Raider (1919)
* Bound and Gagged (1919)
* The Black Secret (1919)

1920s|

* Pirate Gold (1920)
* Velvet Fingers (1920)
* Rogues and Romance (1920)
* The Sky Ranger (1921)
* Hurricane Hutch (1921)
* Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922)
* Speed (1922)
* Plunder (1923)
* The Way of a Man (1924)
* Leatherstocking (1924)
* The Fortieth Door (1924)
* Into the Net (1924)
* Galloping Hoofs (1924)
* Sunken Silver (1925)
* Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
* The Vanishing American (1925)
* Desert Gold (1926)
* The Last Frontier (1926)
* The Ice Flood (1926)
* Pals in Paradise (1926)
* Jim, the Conqueror (1926)
* The Blood Ship (1927)
* Great Mail Robbery (1927)
* The Isle of Forgotten Women (1927)
* The Tigress (1927)
* The Warning (1927)
* After the Storm (1928)
* Ransom (1928)
* Beware of Blondes (1928)
* Court-Martial (1928)
* The Circus Kid (1928)
* Blockade (1928)
* Hey Rube! (1928)
* Black Magic (1929)

1930s|

* Murder on the Roof (1930)
* Guilty? (1930)
* Midnight Mystery (1930)
* Danger Lights (1930)
* The Lion and the Lamb (1931)
* The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)
* Arizona (1931)
* Shanghaied Love (1931)
* Night Beat (1931)
* Sally of the Subway (1932)
* Temptation's Workshop (1932)
* Docks of San Francisco (1932)
* Sin's Pay Day (1932)
* Passport to Paradise (1932)
* The Widow in Scarlet (1933)
* Treason (1933)
* The Thrill Hunter (1933)
* The Women in His Life (1933)
* Lazy River (1934)
* The Fighting Ranger (1934)
* Buried Loot (1935)
* Society Doctor (1935)
* Shadow of Doubt (1935)
* Times Square Lady (1935)
* Calm Yourself (1935)
* Woman Wanted (1935)
* Kind Lady (1935)
* Exclusive Story (1936)
* Absolute Quiet (1936)
* The Three Wise Guys (1936)
* The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
* Tarzan Escapes (1936)
* Mad Holiday (1936)
* Under Cover of Night (1937)
* Mama Steps Out (1937)
* A Family Affair (1937)
* The Thirteenth Chair (1937)
* Between Two Women (1937)
* My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
* You're Only Young Once (1937)
* Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
* Yellow Jack (1938)
* Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
* Out West with the Hardys (1938)
* The Hardys Ride High (1939)
* 6,000 Enemies (1939)
* Thunder Afloat (1939)
* Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

1940s|

* Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
* Kit Carson (1940)
* Sky Murder (1940)
* Gallant Sons (1940)
* Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
* Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
* A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
* The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
* Pierre of the Plains (1942)
* Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
* Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

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