Spawn of the North

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Spawn of the North

"Thrills, intrigue and drama at sea !"

1938

1h 50m

6.0(14 votes)

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Adventure

Overview

Two Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish pirates and the other aligns with local vigilantes.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

George Raft

Tyler Dawson

Henry Fonda

Jim Kimmerlee

Dorothy Lamour

Nicky Duval

Akim Tamiroff

Red Skain

John Barrymore

Windy Turlon

Louise Platt

Dian 'Di' Turlon

Lynne Overman

'Jack' Jackson

Fuzzy Knight

Lefty Jones

Vladimir Sokoloff

Dimitri

Duncan Renaldo

Ivan

Creative team

Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Written by: Talbot Jennings
Jules Furthman
Produced by: Albert Lewin

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