Writing credits John H. Kafka (idea)
Ladislas Fodor
John Lee Mahin (screenplay)
Martin Rackin (screenplay)
Claude Binyon (screenplay)
Release Date: November 1960 (USA)
Genre: Comedy / Western
Plot Synopsis: Sam (John Wayne) and George (Stewart Granger)
strike gold in Alaska. George sends Sam to Seattle to bring George's
fiance back to Alaska. Sam finds she is already married, and returns
instead with Angel (Capucine). Sam, after trying to get George
and Angel together, finally romances Angel, who, in the meantime,
is busy fighting off the advances of George's younger brother,
Billy (Fabian). Frankie (Ernie Kovacs) is a con man trying to
steal the partner's gold claim.
Runtime: 122 min
Cast (in credits order)
John Wayne ... Sam McCord
Stewart Granger ... George Pratt
Ernie Kovacs ... Frankie Canon
Fabian ... Billy Pratt
Capucine ... Michelle ('Angel')
Mickey Shaughnessy ... Peter Boggs
Karl Swenson ... Lars Nordquist
Joe Sawyer ... Land Commissioner
Kathleen Freeman ... Lena Nordquist
John Qualen ... Logger
Stanley Adams ... Breezy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Bailey ... Norseman Logger
Rayford Barnes ... Gold buyer
Oscar Beregi Jr. ... Captain
Peter Bourne ... Olaf
Alan Carney ... Bartender
Lilyan Chauvin ... Jenny Lamont
Richard Collier ... Skinny Sourdough
Stephen Courtleigh ... Duggan
Esther Dale ... Woman at picnic
Maurice Dallimore ... Bartender
Richard Deacon ... Angus, hotel desk clerk
Douglas Dick ... Lieutenant
Tom Dillon ... Barber
Joey Faye ... Sourdough
Frank Faylen ... Arnie
Fortune Gordien ... Logger
Sol Gorss ... Gunman at Arnie's Claim
James Griffith ... Salvation Army leader
Arlene Harris ... Queen Lil
Max Hellinger ... Everett 'Bish' Bishop, the waiter
Marcel Hillaire ... Jenny's husband ('butler')
Roy Jenson ... Ole, Logger punched by Sam
Johnny Lee ... Coachman
Paul Maxey ... Nome Townsman
Kermit Maynard ... Townfolk
Jerry O'Sullivan ... Sergeant
Ollie O'Toole ... Mack
Tudor Owen ... Purser
Pamela Raymond ... Dancer
Charles Seel ... Gold buyer
Patty Wharton ... Dancer
Produced by: Henry Hathaway, Charles K. Feldman and John Lee
Mahin
