The Spoilers (1942 film)

1942 film by Ray Enright

This article is about the 1942 film. For other topics of the same name, see The Spoilers.

The Spoilers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Ray Enright
Screenplay by| Lawrence Hazard
Tom Reed
Based on| The Spoilers
1906 novel
by Rex Beach
Produced by| Frank Lloyd
Lee Marcus
Starring| Marlene Dietrich
Randolph Scott
John Wayne
Cinematography| Milton R. Krasner
Edited by| Clarence Kolster
Music by| Hans J. Salter
Color process| Black and white

Production
companies

Frank Lloyd Productions
Charles K. Feldman Group

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* June 11, 1942 (1942-06-11)

Running time

| 87 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Box office| $1.1 million (US rentals)[1]

The Spoilers is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne.

The Spoilers was adapted to screen by Lawrence Hazard from the 1906 Rex Beach novel of the same name. Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1923 (with Noah Beery Sr. as McNamara and Anna Q. Nilsson as Malotte), 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister and Betty Compson as Malotte; this is the only time that Gary Cooper and John Wayne played the same role in two different films), and 1955 (with Anne Baxter as Malotte, Jeff Chandler as Glennister, and Rory Calhoun as McNamara).

Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne also appeared together that same year in a movie called Pittsburgh. Scott was billed above Wayne in both movies, even though Wayne's role was larger and more important in each, because he was under contract to Universal, whereas Wayne was borrowed from Republic. Dietrich and Wayne had also made the earlier film Seven Sinners together in 1940.

Bestselling poet Robert W. Service (not credited) plays The Poet, a fictionalized version of himself.[2]

The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction (John B. Goodman, Jack Otterson, Russell A. Gausman and Edward Ray Robinson).[3]

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Cast
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Plot[edit]

Nome, Alaska, 1900: Flapjack and Banty come to town to check on their gold mine claim. Saloon owner Cherry Malotte is aware of the corruption all around, including that Bennett and Clark are out to steal the men's claim.

In on the crooked scheme is the new gold commissioner, Alexander McNamara, as well as the last word of law and order in the territory, Judge Stillman. So, the bad guys usually get their way.

Cherry's old beau, Roy Glennister, returns from a trip to Europe. He is attracted to Helen Chester, the judge's niece. Roy makes the mistake of siding with McNamara, damaging his relationship with his longtime partner, Al Dextry.

Roy realizes he's been deceived as McNamara and Stillman prepare to steal at least $250,000 while the mine's case awaits appeal. Helen is now in love with Roy, who begs Dextry's forgiveness and persuades him to rob a bank to take back the wealth stolen from them. Both Glennister and Dextry don blackface to disguise themselves.

The Bronco Kid kills the marshall, but Roy gets the blame. He is arrested and a plot forms to kill him, but Cherry comes to his rescue by breaking Roy out of jail. A fierce fistfight with McNamara results in Roy getting back his mine and his girl.

## Cast[edit]

Dietrich and Robert W. Service on the set.

* Marlene Dietrich as Cherry Malotte
* Randolph Scott as Alexander McNamara
* John Wayne as Roy Glennister
* Margaret Lindsay as Helen Chester
* Harry Carey as Al Dextry
* Richard Barthelmess as Bronco Kid Farrow
* George Cleveland as Banty
* Samuel S. Hinds as Judge Horace Stillman
* Russell Simpson as Flapjack Sims
* William Farnum as Wheaton
* Marietta Canty as Idabelle
* Jack Norton as Mr. Skinner
* Bennett Ray Bennett as Clark
* Forrest Taylor as Bennett
* Miles Art Miles as Deputy
* Charles McMurphy as Deputy
* Charles Halton as Jonathan Stuve
* Bud Osborne as Marshall
* Drew Demorest as Galloway

## See also[edit]

* Marlene Dietrich filmography
* Randolph Scott filmography
* John Wayne filmography
* Seven Sinners (1940 film), with Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne
* Pittsburgh (1942 film), with Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne

## References[edit]

1. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
2. ^ "Extended Biography," RobertWService.com, July 21, 2003, 4. Web, Apr. 4, 2011
3. ^ "NY Times: The Spoilers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2008.

## External links[edit]

* The Spoilers at IMDb
* The Spoilers at the TCM Movie Database
* The Spoilers at AllMovie
* The Spoilers at the American Film Institute Catalog

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Films directed by Ray Enright

* Tracked by the Police (1927)
* Jaws of Steel (1927)
* The Girl from Chicago (1927)
* Land of the Silver Fox (1928)
* The Little Wildcat (1928)
* Domestic Troubles (1928)
* Stolen Kisses (1929)
* Skin Deep (1929)
* Song of the West (1930)
* Golden Dawn (1930)
* Dancing Sweeties (1930)
* Scarlet Pages (1930)
* Play Girl (1932)
* The Tenderfoot (1932)
* Blondie Johnson (1933)
* Tomorrow at Seven (1933)
* The Silk Express (1933)
* Havana Widows (1933)
* I've Got Your Number (1934)
* Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
* The Circus Clown (1934)
* Dames (1934)
* The St. Louis Kid (1934)
* While the Patient Slept (1935)
* Traveling Saleslady (1935)
* Alibi Ike (1935)
* We're in the Money (1935)
* Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
* Snowed Under (1935)
* Earthworm Tractors (1936)
* China Clipper (1936)
* Sing Me a Love Song (1937)
* Ready, Willing, and Able (1937)
* Slim (1937)
* The Singing Marine (1937)
* Back in Circulation (1937)
* Swing Your Lady (1938)
* Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
* Hard to Get (1938)
* Going Places (1938)
* The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
* On Your Toes (1939)
* Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
* Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940)
* An Angel from Texas (1940)
* River's End (1940)
* The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
* Thieves Fall Out (1941)
* Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
* Law of the Tropics (1941)
* Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
* The Spoilers (1942)
* Men of Texas (1942)
* Sin Town (1942)
* Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
* The Iron Major (1943)
* Gung Ho! (1943)
* China Sky (1945)
* Man Alive (1945)
* One Way to Love (1946)
* Trail Street (1947)
* Albuquerque (1948)
* Coroner Creek (1948)
* Return of the Bad Men (1948)
* South of St. Louis (1949)
* Montana (1950)
* Kansas Raiders (1950)
* Flaming Feather (1952)
* The Man from Cairo (1953)

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The films of Frank Lloyd

1910s|

* The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)
* Jane (1915)
* The Reform Candidate (1915)
* The Tongues of Men (1916)
* The Call of the Cumberlands (1916)
* Madame la Presidente (1916)
* The Code of Marcia Gray (1916)
* David Garrick (1916)
* The Making of Maddalena (1916)
* An International Marriage (1916)
* The Stronger Love (1916)
* The Intrigue (1916)
* Sins of Her Parent (1916)
* The World and the Woman (1916)
* The Kingdom of Love (1917)
* The Price of Silence (1917)
* A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
* American Methods (1917)
* When a Man Sees Red (1917)
* Les Misérables (1917)
* The Heart of a Lion (1917)
* The Blindness of Divorce (1918)
* True Blue (1918)
* Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
* The Rainbow Trail (1918)
* For Freedom (1918)
* The Man Hunter (1919)
* Pitfalls of a Big City (1919)
* The World and Its Woman (1919)
* The Loves of Letty (1919)

1920s|

* The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
* The Silver Horde (1920)
* Madame X (1920)
* The Great Lover (1920)
* A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)
* Roads of Destiny (1921)
* A Voice in the Dark (1921)
* The Invisible Power (1921)
* The Grim Comedian (1921)
* The Man from Lost River (1921)
* The Eternal Flame (1922)
* The Sin Flood (1922)
* Oliver Twist (1922)
* The Voice from the Minaret (1923)
* Within the Law (1923)
* Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
* Black Oxen (1923)
* The Sea Hawk (1924)
* The Silent Watcher (1924)
* Her Husband's Secret (1925)
* Winds of Chance (1925)
* The Splendid Road (1925)
* The Wise Guy (1926)
* The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
* Children of Divorce (1927)
* Adoration (1928)
* Weary River (1929)
* The Divine Lady (1929)
* Drag (1929)
* Dark Streets (1929)
* Young Nowheres (1929)

1930s|

* Son of the Gods (1930)
* The Way of All Men (1930)
* The Lash (1930)
* The Right of Way (1931)
* East Lynne (1931)
* The Age for Love (1931)
* A Passport to Hell (1932)
* Cavalcade (1933)
* Berkeley Square (1933)
* Hoop-La (1933)
* Servants' Entrance (1934)
* Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
* Under Two Flags (1936)
* Maid of Salem (1937)
* Wells Fargo (1937)
* If I Were King (1938)
* Rulers of the Sea (1939)

1940s|

* The Howards of Virginia (1940)
* This Woman is Mine (1941)
* The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
* Forever and a Day (1943)
* Blood on the Sun (1945)

1950s|

* The Shanghai Story (1954)
* The Last Command (1955)

Productions|

* Saboteur (1942)
* The Spoilers (1942)
* Invisible Agent (1942)

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Rex Beach's The Spoilers (1906)

Films|

* The Spoilers (1914 silent)
* The Spoilers (1923 silent)
* The Spoilers (1930)
* The Spoilers (1942)
* The Spoilers (1955)

Authority control

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* WorldCat (via Library of Congress)

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