Directed by:
Lewis SeilerCinematography:
Robert De GrasseCast:
Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton, Shemp Howard, Thomas Gomez, Ludwig Stössel, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Fix (more)Plots(1)
Wayne and Scott are coal miners when Dietrich returns to her old neighborhood to help them start their own business. Though she is later spurned by Wayne for a lady of high social standing, the three remain friends and business partners in a young and prosperous America. (official distributor synopsis)
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If it had been taken to that dramatic level, to a properly destructive finale, rather than the other way around with this happy ending, it would have been a great film. John Wayne delivers an excellent performance in terms of portraying a dramatic character who becomes bad, but he simply couldn't be a jerk the whole time. It's a shame about the twist because otherwise, it would have been great.
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A classic film featuring the Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne duo. They’re a bit disparate, but a very popular Universal studios couple. The film features enjoyable American war propaganda full of clichés, but they are so artfully incorporated that it doesn't ruin anything. Marlene is still irresistible, still from Europe, and still finds herself between two men. And if anyone is fighting over Marlene, it's definitely without her, which is tasteful. That's all you need to be happy from celluloid.
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