Mutiny in the Arctic

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Mutiny in the Arctic
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Directed by John Rawlins
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Victor McLeod
Paul Huston
Produced by Ben Pivar
Starring Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Anne Nagel
Don Terry
Addison Richards
Oscar O'Shea
Cinematography John W. Boyle
Edited by Edward Curtiss
Music by Hans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1941 (1941-04-17)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mutiny in the Arctic is a 1941 American action adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Anne Nagel. It was part of their Aces of Action series produced and released by Universal Pictures. It was also known by the alternative title Northern Lights.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

Filming took place in March 1941. [1] Its budget was $80,000. [2]

Reception

The New York Times said "as juveniles go, this rates as a flat B." [3]

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References

  1. Deal Under Way for Katharine Hepburn to Star in Howard Hughes's Next Picture New York Times 1 Mar 1941: 8.
  2. Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 117. ISBN   9780813158891.
  3. THE SCREEN B.C.. New York Times 3 May 1941: 20.