One
of the things that kept John Wayne’s career going for so long is that every now
and then he’d make a movie that made fun of the legend he had created. This
slapstick comedy from director Henry Hathaway (The Sons of Katie Elder) is a
perfect example. In it, Wayne plays Sam McCord, a hard-drinking, hard-living
frontiersman who’s just struck it rich mining gold in Alaska. While his partner
(Stuart Granger) stays behind to cover the claim, McCord travels to San
Francisco to get his partner’s fiancé to bring her back. Turns out she’s gone
and got herself married instead of waiting, so McCord comes up with a plan to
try and pass off another girl to his partner instead. It’s as silly as it
sounds, but the film is filled with an infectious energy that makes even the most
unbelievable moments a hoot to watch.
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