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Spawn of the North

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Lifelong friends Jim Kimmerlee (Henry Fonda) and Tyler Dawson (George Raft) are fishermen in Alaska, but they find themselves in conflict over pirates who steal fish from nets. While Jim, who is successful and owns his own cannery, sides with a group of fishermen intent on defending their livelihood with deadly force, Tyler, on the other hand, has joined up with Russian fishing pirate Red Skain (Akim Tamiroff), despite the protests of his girlfriend, Nicky (Dorothy Lamour).

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Half-baked Western set as an Alaskan fish story about childhood friends who become bitter rivals as adults. Rated: B- Feb 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lifelong friends Jim Kimmerlee (Henry Fonda) and Tyler Dawson (George Raft) are fishermen in Alaska, but they find themselves in conflict over pirates who steal fish from nets. While Jim, who is successful and owns his own cannery, sides with a group of fishermen intent on defending their livelihood with deadly force, Tyler, on the other hand, has joined up with Russian fishing pirate Red Skain (Akim Tamiroff), despite the protests of his girlfriend, Nicky (Dorothy Lamour).
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer
Albert Lewin
Screenwriter
Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 1938, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 11, 2010
Runtime
1h 50m