North West Mounted Police (1940)

North West Mounted Police (1940)

DeMille's first film in Technicolor! 10 Great Stars! 2 Glorious Love Stories! 1,000 Unforgettable Thrills! 1940-10-22 United States of America 126 Min. PG-13
6.3 36 votes

Overview

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)

Cast

Gary Cooper is Dusty Rivers
Dusty Rivers
Madeleine Carroll is April Logan
Paulette Goddard is Louvette Corbeau
Louvette Corbeau
Preston Foster is Sergeant Jim Brett
Sergeant Jim Brett
Robert Preston is Ronnie Logan
Ronnie Logan
Akim Tamiroff is Dan Duroc
Dan Duroc
George Bancroft is Jacques Corbeau
Jacques Corbeau
Lynne Overman is Tod McDuff
Tod McDuff
Walter Hampden is Big Bear
Montagu Love is Inspector Cabot
Inspector Cabot
Francis McDonald is Louis Riel