Men of the North

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Men of the North
Directed by Hal Roach
Screenplay by Richard Schayer
Story by Willard Mack
Produced byGeorge E. Kann
Starring Gilbert Roland
Barbara Leonard
Arnold Korff
Robert Elliott
George Davis
Cinematography Ray Binger
Edited by Tom Held
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • September 27, 1930 (1930-09-27)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Men of the North is a 1930 American Western film directed by Hal Roach and written by Richard Schayer from a story by Willard Mack. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Barbara Leonard, Arnold Korff, Robert Elliott and George Davis. The film was released on September 27, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2] It is notable as the only film Roach made as a director-for-hire, as he normally functioned as a producer.

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Plot

Louis (Roland), a charming French-Canadian, is accused of stealing gold from a mine by Mountie Sergeant Mooney (Elliot) after getting a tip from Louis' girl friend, Woolie-Woolie (Quartero), who correctly suspects he has fallen in love with Nedra (Leonard), the mine owner's daughter. Louis has to work hard to prove his innocence, even to the point of saving other characters' lives in a series of incidents.

Cast

Production Notes

According to the AFI Catalog, it was simultaneously filmed in Spanish, French, German and Italian versions, all directed by Roach. The Mexican-born Roland also appeared in the Spanish version, while the multi-lingual Leonard appeared in the French, German and Italian versions.

Although Roach did not produce the picture, he did give bit parts (in the English version) to two of his contract players, Charlie Hall and Our Gang member Dorothy DeBorba.

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References

  1. "Men of the North (1930) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. "Men Of The North". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.