Belle of the Yukon (1944)

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  • BELLE OF THE YUKON


    DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A.SEITER
    INTERNAIONAL PICTURES
    RKO RADIO PICTURES



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Set in the days of the great Canadian Gold Rush, this rousing musical stars Randolph Scott as a "reformed" con artist-turned-dance hall owner whose girlfriend, singer Gypsy Rose Lee, tries to keep him on the straight and narrow.
    Written by Alessandro Martini


    Cast
    Randolph Scott ... Honest John Calhoun
    Gypsy Rose Lee ... Belle De Valle
    Dinah Shore ... Lettie Candless
    Bob Burns ... Sam Slade
    Charles Winninger ... Pop Candless
    William Marshall ... Steve Atterbury
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Sheriff Mervin Maitland (as Guinn Williams)
    Robert Armstrong ... George
    Florence Bates ... Viola Chase
    Victor Kilian ...
    Professor Salsbury
    Wanda McKay ... Cherie Atterbury
    Edward Fielding ... C.V. Atterbury
    Jane Hale ... Dance Specialty
    Harry Tenbrook ... Harry (uncredited)
    and many more...


    Directed
    William A. Seiter


    Writing Credits
    Houston Branch ... (story)
    James Edward Grant ... (screenplay)

    Produced
    William A. Seiter ... producer


    Music
    Hugo Friedhofer ... (uncredited)
    Arthur Lange ... (uncredited)
    David Raksin ... (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    Ray Rennahan


    Trivia
    Bob Burns was known for a bizarre musical instrument that he invented and which he plays in this film. Basically a long tube with a cone on the end called a "bazooka". GIs in WW2 took the name for the rocket firing anti-tank weapon since it resembled the instrument.


    The painting behind the bar is a rough interpretation of Bouguereau's "Nymphs and Satyr" that is in the collection of the Clark Art Institute of Williamstown, MA. It was in the Hoffman House at Broadway and 25th Street, hanging over the bar until 1901.


    American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-1950, erroneously lists the release date as 1 January 1944, instead of the correct date of 1 January 1945.


    "The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 12, 1945 with Dinah Shore, Randolph Scott and Bob Burns reprising their film roles.


    Memorable Quote


    Filming Locations
    St. Elmo, Colorado, USA
    Lake Los Angeles, California, USA
    Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    Cedar Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 27 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Belle of the Yukon is a 1944 American film produced and directed by
    William A. Seiter and starring Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Dinah Shore.


    Based on a story by Houston Branch and set in the days of the great Canadian Gold Rush,
    the film is about a "reformed" con artist-turned-dance hall owner whose girlfriend,
    played by Gypsy Rose Lee, tries to keep him on the straight and narrow.
    In 1946, Belle of the Yukon received Academy Award nominations
    for Best Original Song and Best Music Scoring



    User Review


    Klondike Belle
    5 October 2016 | by Richard Chatten (Crystal Palace)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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