When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.
Acting
Dietrich weaponizes exhaustion into devastating world-weariness.
Stunts
The seven-minute saloon brawl—chaos choreography from 1898.
Costume
Cherry's feathers and velvet in muddy Nome.
Director
Ray Enright
Marlene Dietrich
Cherry Malotte
Randolph Scott
McNamara
John Wayne
Glennister
Margaret Lindsay
Helen Chester
Harry Carey
Dextry
Richard Barthelmess
Bronco Kid
George Cleveland
Banty
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Stillman
Russell Simpson
Flapjack
William Farnum
Wheaton
Marietta Canty
Idabelle
Jack Norton
Mr. Skinner
Ray Bennett
Clark
Forrest Taylor
Bennett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the fifth film adaptation of Rex Beach's 1906 novel; the 1914 version allegedly destroyed a real ship.
Dietrich's saloon numbers were cut down after preview audiences found them too distracting from the plot—she reportedly never forgave the studio.
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