North of the Border (film)

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North of the Border
Directed by B. Reeves Eason
Based onstory by James Oliver Curwood
Produced byWilliam David
executive
Robert L. Lippert
Production
company
Golden Gate Productions
Distributed by Screen Guild Productions
Release date
  • 1946 (1946)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

North of the Border is a 1946 American Western film.

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The movie was directed by B. Reeves Eason and based on a story by James Oliver Curwood. Many of the same cast and crew also worked on 'Neath Canadian Skies . [1]

Although the film credits James Curwood, TCM states that "the film does not appear to have been based on one of his stories." [2]

Synopsis

American rancher "Utah" Nyes (Hayden) comes to Canada to meet his partner, Bill Lawton. He finds that Lawton has been murdered by a gang led by "Nails" Nelson (Fowley). With the help of Mountie Jack Craig (Talbot), and fur-trapper Ivy Jenkins (Jolley), "Utah" manages to clear himself of the murder of Lawton, and also to break up Nelson's gang.

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References

  1. "NORTH OF THE BORDER". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 19 (216): 52. January 1, 1952. ProQuest   1305816054.
  2. "North of the Border". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 6, 2021.