La Belle de l'Alaska

Original title: Belle of the Yukon

1944
Approved
1h 23m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

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Randolph Scott, Bob Burns, Jane Hale, Gypsy Rose Lee, Wanda McKay, Dinah Shore, and Charles Winninger in La Belle de l'Alaska (1944)

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Action Musical Romance Western

In the Yukon mining town of Malemute, saloon owner John Calhoun and an assortment of shady characters are after the bags of gold dust the miners deposit in the new bank managed by Calhoun hi... Read allIn the Yukon mining town of Malemute, saloon owner John Calhoun and an assortment of shady characters are after the bags of gold dust the miners deposit in the new bank managed by Calhoun himself.In the Yukon mining town of Malemute, saloon owner John Calhoun and an assortment of shady characters are after the bags of gold dust the miners deposit in the new bank managed by Calhoun himself.

Director
- William A. Seiter
Writers
- Houston Branch
- James Edward Grant
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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

535

YOUR RATING

Director
- William A. Seiter
Writers
- Houston Branch
- James Edward Grant
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Bob Burns was known for a bizarre musical instrument that he invented and which he plays in this film. It's basically a long tube with a cone on the end called a "bazooka." GIs in WW2 took this name for the rocket firing anti-tank weapon, since it resembled the instrument.

Quotes
Belle De Valle: The day you turn platonic is the day that wolves become vegetarians.

Connections
Referenced in L'agence tous risques: Water, Water Everywhere (1983)

Soundtracks
Like Someone in Love
Written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke
Sung by Dinah Shore

User reviews18

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7/10

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Set in the days of the great Canadian Gold Rush, this rousing musical stars Randolph Scott as a "reformed" con artist-turned-dance hall owner whose girlfriend, singer Gypsy Rose Lee, tries to keep him on the straight and narrow. I really like this type of film, as it reminds me of French movies where it's more about the characters and their environment. It also reminds me of some of those sombre Chinese films that were popular back in the 1990. From an artistic standpoint, it holds its own. From an artistic standpoint, there were some plot elements and character developments I didn't think were totally needed. They do however drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose. 7 outta 10.