Spawn of the North (1938)
Director:
Henry HathawayWriters:
Jules Furthman, Talbot JenningsStars:
George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy LamourThe visual wizardry in this period action picture about Alaskan fishermen won a special honorary Oscar in the years before special effects got its own category. Henry Fonda stars as Jim Kimmerlee, a salmon fisherman in Alaska who has become at odds with a childhood friend, Tyler Dawson (George Raft). While Jim attempts to make an honest living, Tyler, whose frustrated dreams of buying his own schooner don't look to be realized anytime soon, has signed on with a Russian crew that steals the catch from others' nets. While the rivalry between the two one-time pals heats up, Jim begins romancing Dian Turlan (Louise Platt), the daughter of a local newspaperman and renowned tippler, Windy Turlon (John Barrymore). Spawn of the North (1938) was remade as Alaska Seas (1954).
Here is the link to the film at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030775/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
