North to Alaska is a knockabout screwball western starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger.
Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the early 1900s. Sam McCord (John Wayne) and George Pratt (Stewart Granger) have struck gold and have become rich.
Sam is off to Seattle for some machinery and is meant to bring back George's French fiancee. Only to find that she has married another man.
A drunken Sam has a brainwave when he finds another French woman called Michelle (Capucine) in a bordello called the Hen House. Sam hopes she might make a good substitute for George.
However Michelle has fallen for Sam. When he returns to Alaska, he finds that someone has filed a rival claim on his mine. Everyone is crazy about Michelle including George's younger brother Billy (Fabian.)
Sam gets grumpy as George romances Michelle. Only later realising that he has fallen for Michelle.
The film is bookended with two slapstick fights. Both are over the top but works as mindless fun.
Wayne looks comfortable with the mixture of action and comedy.
This rather racy film is too long and the thin material feels stretched. Granger is missing for a lot of the picture but he and Wayne do make for a good team even though the story is silly and contrived.
Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the early 1900s. Sam McCord (John Wayne) and George Pratt (Stewart Granger) have struck gold and have become rich.
Sam is off to Seattle for some machinery and is meant to bring back George's French fiancee. Only to find that she has married another man.
A drunken Sam has a brainwave when he finds another French woman called Michelle (Capucine) in a bordello called the Hen House. Sam hopes she might make a good substitute for George.
However Michelle has fallen for Sam. When he returns to Alaska, he finds that someone has filed a rival claim on his mine. Everyone is crazy about Michelle including George's younger brother Billy (Fabian.)
Sam gets grumpy as George romances Michelle. Only later realising that he has fallen for Michelle.
The film is bookended with two slapstick fights. Both are over the top but works as mindless fun.
Wayne looks comfortable with the mixture of action and comedy.
This rather racy film is too long and the thin material feels stretched. Granger is missing for a lot of the picture but he and Wayne do make for a good team even though the story is silly and contrived.