Northwest Rangers

Northwest Rangers
Northwest Rangers
	Film poster
Directed by	Joseph M. Newman
Written by	Gordon Kahn; David Lang
Based on	story by Arthur Caesar
Produced by	Samuel Marx
Starring	James Craig; William Lundigan ; John Carradine
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof; David Snell
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	1942;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$311,000
Box office	$459,000

Northwest Rangers is a 1942 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Northern second feature that is a remake of Manhattan Melodrama set in the North West Mounted Police of Canada.

It was also known as Gambler's Choice.

Plot

A mountie tracks down a former childhood friend.

Cast

James Craig as Frank 'Blackie' Marshall
William Lundigan as James Kevin Gardiner
Patricia Dane as Jean Avery
John Carradine as Martin Caswell
Jack Holt as Duncan Frazier
Keenan Wynn as "Slip" O'Mara
Grant Withers as Fowler
Darryl Hickman as 'Blackie' – as a Boy
Drew Roddy as Jim – as a Boy

Production

The film was a remake of Manhattan Melodrama and was originally called Gambler's Choice. It was the feature directorial debut for Joe Newman, who had made a number of short films for MGM as well as having worked as an assistant director at the studio for many years. The leads were to be Patricia Dane, William Lundigan and John Carroll.^[2]^[3] The lead role was given to James Craig.^[4]

Filming started in June 1942.^[5]

Reception

The film earned $313,000 in the US and Canada and $146,000 elsewhere, making a loss of $12,000.^[1]

The Chicago Daily Tribune praised the "likeable performers".^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "Of local origin". New York Times. May 30, 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. Jun 1, 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Jun 23, 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ "Of local origin". New York Times. Jun 27, 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ Tinee, M. (Apr 11, 1943). "CHICAGO movies SUBURBAN". Chicago Daily Tribune – via ProQuest.

External links

Northwest Rangers at IMDb
Northwest Rangers at the TCM Movie Database

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "Of local origin". New York Times. May 30, 1942 – via ProQuest.

[3] "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. Jun 1, 1942 – via ProQuest.

[4] "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. Jun 23, 1942 – via ProQuest.

[5] "Of local origin". New York Times. Jun 27, 1942 – via ProQuest.

[6] Tinee, M. (Apr 11, 1943). "CHICAGO movies SUBURBAN". Chicago Daily Tribune – via ProQuest.

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