- Northwest Mounted
Police
- (USA, 1940)
Action/Drama/Adventure,
126 min, color
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Lynne Overmann
A Fench-Canadian girl tries to sell Gary Cooper some furs,
In 1885, three mismatched frontiersmen (teacher Riel,
whiskey trader Corbeau, and trapper Duroc) foment rebellion in central Canada;
only the local Mounties stand in their way. Constable Ronnie Logan loves
Corbeau's savage daughter Louvette; his pal Jim Brett loves April, the district
nurse, but finds a rival in visitor Dusty Rivers, a Texas Ranger who wants
Corbeau for murder. Treachery, battle, and tense situations follow in rapid
order, with more lighthearted intervals.
An Old Scottish fur trapper tells Coop not to buy anything from her
because she's a thief who steals furs from other trappers. The girl gets mad and
attacks the Scott with a sickle, The Scott disarms the girl, pins her across his
knee, and spanks her in the middle of the town. Coop and the townsfolk watch
with amusement but the girl's Mountie boyfriend isn't amused and breaks it up.
Cast
Gary Cooper.... Dusty Rivers
Madeleine Carroll.... April Logan
Paulette Goddard.... Louvette Corbeau
Preston Foster.... Sgt. Jim Brett
Robert Preston.... Ronnie Logan
George Bancroft.... Jacques Corbeau
Lynne Overman.... Tod McDuff
Akim Tamiroff.... Dan Duroc
Walter Hampden.... Big Bear
Lon Chaney Jr..... Shorty
Montagu Love.... Insp. Cabot
Francis McDonald.... Louis Riel
George E. Stone.... Johnny Pelang
Willard Robertson.... Supt. Harrington
Regis Toomey.... Const. Jerry Moore
Richard Denning.... Const. Thornton
Douglas Kennedy.... Const. Carter
Robert Ryan.... Const. Dumont
James Seay.... Const. Fenton
Lane Chandler.... Const. Fyffe
Ralph Byrd.... Const. Ackroyd
Eric Alden.... Const. Kent
Wallace Reid Jr..... Const. Rankin
Bud Geary.... Const. Herrick
Evan Thomas.... Capt. Gower
Jack Pennick.... Sgt. Field
Rod Cameron.... Cpl. Underhill
Davison Clark.... Surgeon Roberts
Jack Chapin.... Bugler
Chief Thundercloud.... Wandering Spirit
Harry Burns.... The Crow
Louis Merrill.... Lesure (as Lou Merrill)
Clara Blandick.... Mrs. Burns
Ynez Seabury.... Mrs. Shorty
Eva Puig.... Ekawe
Julia Faye.... Wapiskau
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Ash.... Villager
Earl Askam.... Mountie
Douglas Bates.... Const. Sanderson
John Beach.... Const. Simpson
Chief John Big Tree.... Blue Owl
Monte Blue.... Indian
Dick Botiller.... Indian servant
Edward Brady.... Trapper
Jack Byron.... Jimmy
Steve Carruthers.... Telegrapher
Anthony Caruso.... Halfbreed at Riel's HQ
Sonny Chorre.... Indian
Russ Clark.... Corporal
Jack Clifford.... Half-breed archer
Irene Coleman.... Half-caste
Delmar Costello.... Malcolm
Donald Curtis.... Mountie secretary
Sidney D'Albrook.... Anton
Joe De La Cruz.... Indian
Cecil B. DeMille.... Narrator (voice)
Jerome DeNuccio.... Indian
Clay De Roy.... Colin
David Dunbar.... Vitale
Jimmie Dundee.... Const. Grove
Franklyn Farnum.... Townsman
Fred Farrell.... Old Man
Al Ferguson.... Indian
James Flavin.... Mountie
Constance Franke....
Jerry Frank.... Indian
William Haade.... Armorer
Eddie Hall.... Pipe smoker walking past Dusty
Chuck Hamilton.... Indian
John Hart.... Const. Norman
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian.... Gustin
Weldon Heyburn.... Const. Cameron
Bob Ireland.... Const. Thomas
Soledad Jiménez.... Grandmother
Noble Johnson.... Indian
Jane Keckley.... Villager
Frank Lackteen.... Gatling-gun man
Ethan Laidlaw.... Const. Adams
John Laird.... Corporal
Ameda Lambert.... Rosalie
Larry Lawson.... Const. Vernon
Jack Luden.... Const. Douglas
George Magrill.... Indian
Mala.... Indian
Fred Malatesta.... Half-breed archer
Ted Mapes.... Const. Palmer
Francisco Marán.... Indian
Alphonse Martell.... Marcel
Tony Martelli.... Pierre
Carl Mathews.... Half-breed
Kermit Maynard.... Const. Porter
Tony Merlo.... Half-breed archer
John Merton.... Half-breed archer
Edith Mills.... Squaw
Louis Natheaux.... Wapons
David Newell.... Indian
Paul Newlan.... Indian
Norma Jean Nilsson.... Niska
Jimmy O'Gatty.... Half-breed
Ted Oliver.... Hostler
Nestor Paiva.... Half-breed
Emory Parnell.... George Higgins
Tony Paton.... Halfbreed archer
James Pierce.... Corporal
Albert Pollet.... Zachary
John Power.... Burns
Alonzo Price.... Half-breed
Tex Rand....
George Regas.... Freddie
Pedro Regas.... Half-breed archer
Cyril Ring.... Mountie
Dick Rush.... Trapper
Jack Rutherford.... Corporal
Hector Sarno.... Felix
Harry Semels.... Half-breed archer
Walter Shumway.... Farrier
Robert St. Angelo.... Maxime (Indian)
Charles Stevens.... Half-breed archer
Paul Sutton.... Mountie
Colin Tapley.... Mountie
Phillip Terry.... Const. Judson
Chief Thunderbird.... Indian
Archie Twitchell.... Mountie
Foy Van Dolsen.... Half-breed archer
Harry J. Vejar.... Half-breed archer
Billy Wilkerson.... Indian
Charlene Wyatt.... Susie
Chief Yowlachie.... Indian
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Writing credits
R.C. Fetherstonhaugh (novel The Royal Canadian Mounted Police) uncredited
Alan Le May (screenplay) (as Alan Lemay) &
Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenplay) and
C. Gardner Sullivan (screenplay)
Produced by
Cecil B. DeMille.... producer
William H. Pine.... associate producer
William LeBaron.... executive producer
Original Music by
Victor Young (song "Does the Moon Shine Through the Lonesome Pine?") (song
title uncredited)
Victor Young
Cinematography by
W. Howard Greene
Victor Milner
Film Editing by
Anne Bauchens
Art Direction by
Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier
William Flannery
Costume Design by
Joe De Young (as Joe DeYoung)
Natalie Visart (as Visart)
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore.... makeup supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Rosson.... second unit director
Eric Stacey.... assistant director
Art Department
Henri Jaffa.... associate color art director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus.... color art director: Technicolor
Sound Department
John Cope.... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren.... sound recordist
Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart.... process photography
Gordon Jennings.... special photographic effects
Stunts
William Alley.... stunt double: Gary Cooper
Other crew
G.F. Griffin.... military and mounted police supervisor (as Sgt. Maj. G.F.
Griffin)
Edwin Maxwell.... dialogue supervisor
George A. Pringle.... military and mounted police supervisor (as Ex-Sgt.
George A. Pringle)
George C. Bertholon.... business manager
Charles Bradshaw.... orchestrator
Herman Hand.... orchestrator
John Leipold.... orchestrator
Frank Loesser.... lyricist: "Does the Moon Shine Through the Lonesome
Pine?"
George Parrish.... orchestrator
Leo Shuken.... orchestrator
Dewey Wrigley.... camera operator: second unit
Crew verified as complete
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures [us]
Distributors
Paramount Pictures [us]
Also Known As:
Northwest Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted (USA) (working title)
The Scarlet Riders
Runtime: 126 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Awards for
North West Mounted Police
| Academy
Awards, USA |
| Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1941 |
Won |
Oscar |
Best Film Editing
Anne Bauchens
|
| Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Art Direction, Color
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
|
Best Cinematography, Color
Victor Milner
W. Howard Greene
|
Best Music, Original Score
Victor Young
|
Best Sound, Recording
Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD)
|
| |
