North to Alaska

Land of a thousand adventures, in the original North to Alaska, is a Western comedy by Henry Hathaway from the year 1960. It is based on the play Birthday Gift by Ladislas Fodor.

Action

1900 in Alaska: Close to Nome prospectors Sam McCord, his partner George Pratt and his brother Billy run a gold mine. At the beginning of the action every three to Nome to convert the date All gold in American dollars. Here they receive by exchanging approximately $ 108,000. With these they want to purchase heavy machinery and tools for the future mining of gold. When Sam goes to Seattle to perform the purchase, he is asked by George to bring his bride Jenny. At the same time he receives from George, who is waiting for Jenny for 3 years, a picture of Jenny and a ticket for the boat trip from Seattle to Nome. Before the start of Sam's departure, the scammers Frankie Canon twice tried to steal or cheat them the bag with the cash assets of the prospectors. He is prevented from successfully by both Sam and the dog of the troop it.

On his arrival in Seattle, Sam discovers that Jenny got married in the meantime and work with her husband as a servant for a seemingly wealthy family. Upset about Jenny's behavior visited Sam the establishment to the witches house where he gets drunk and tipsy state, the Frenchwoman Michelle, named Angel gets to know. Impressed by their appearance ("You have temperament, which is particularly well-liked George " ), to her French roots and appearance he proposes to her to accompany them to nouns ( as a replacement for Jenny ). Michelle, attracted by Sam's behavior towards her, and surprised by his spontaneous gifts ( which were originally intended for Jenny ) she agrees to accompany him.

Before starting the journey together they visit together a breakfast of Sam's old logging colleagues. Although Sam totally drunk collapses at the end of the day and Michelle must let him bring together the baggage on board the ship, it develops more and more feelings for Sam. This, however, get on board the ship a major setback when Sam tells her that he has taken them as a replacement for Jenny marry in order to alleviate the expected heartache to his friend George. However, on the other hand you thought they should accompany him ( Sam ) and his partner. Despite the misunderstanding and an extended dispute between them beidenverlässt at the end of the rice to the surprise of Sam the ship to take in the hotel in one room noun. This is now led by Frankie Canon ( he could do it because of a rigged poker game bring in itself), and this has previously led a relationship with Michelle. To escape from this fact and from the ever-growing feelings for Sam out, she manages to let Sam take the gold mine and the common block house.

After George has learned from Sam that he has brought another woman instead of Jenny, and a small quarrel between the two men recognize the emerging George at Sam feel for Michelle. He then attempts to strengthen along with Michelle 's jealousy of Sam so that he reveals his true feelings towards her. The enthusiasm of its smaller brother Billy ensures life upside down.

Is interrupted the buzz of four people, as a troop riding soldiers to the gold mine and declared that the possession of Sam and George challenged and the mine will be confiscated until the judgment. In nouns, it turns out that the trappers Boggs (he is the former owner of the cabin ) was instigated in a drunken state of Frankie to lay claim to the mine. Geinsam make George, Sam and Billy on the search for Boggs. They are supported by Michelle, who was taught by Frankie about his machinations.

After a wild brawl in the street of nouns, the three prospectors can convince the officials of the true events and the charges dropped. In the end it creates Michelle in front of a large number of citizens Sam " Because I love you" to elicit the words. Because of this confession she lets her plans for a fall departure and decides to stay with the three men.

Criticism

The lexicon of international film ruled the land of a thousand adventures was a " spirited and cheerful adventure movie."

Adolf Meier Heinzl and Berndt Schulz give the film in their lexicon " Movies on TV " three stars (very good ) and write: " The vital, funny film with some of the best fight scenes of the cinema and good-humored mimes always precipitated by new ideas. "

Joe Hembus called the land of a thousand adventures as "a film that is bursting at the sections of sheer vitality and fun."

Sight & Sound verdict: " John Wayne as a Tristan of the Klondyke, with Capucine as his Isolde, in a boisterous of Henry Hathaway's self- parodies. Enough fighting and mud fights to make any normal boy going to the ceiling. Freud, however, would have reason to frown. "

Phil Hardy notes that the film was " highly entertaining ", " skipped " the script. The " rampant beatings " had been executed by all parties "with great pleasure " and were among the largest ever to be filmed in Hollywood.

Awards

1961 got the film a Laurel Awards Award for Sleeper of the Year. In the same year the film for the WGA Award nominated.

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