North to Alaska
Director: Henry Hathaway, John Wayne
Genre: Western, Adventure, Comedy, Romance Film, Action/Adventure, Action, Adventure Comedy
Year: 1960
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Capucine, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, John Qualen, Joe Sawyer, Kathleen Freeman, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Stanley Adams
North to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western movie directed by Henry Hathaway and John Wayne (uncredited). It starred Wayne along with Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian and Capucine. The script is based on the play Birthday Gift by Ladislas Fodor and set in Nome, 1900. The movie featured Johnny Horton's song of the same name, sung during the opening titles.
After finding gold in Alaska, George Pratt (Stewart Granger) sends partner Sam McCord (John Wayne) to Seattle to bring back his fiancée, a French girl whom Sam has never met.
Finding there that George's girl has already married another man, Sam brings back prostitute "Angel" (Capucine) as a substitute. There is a misunderstanding: she thinks Sam wants her for himself and begins to become enamored with him during the boat trip to Alaska, during which he treats her like a respectable lady.
An angry George rejects the girl outright, though his younger brother Billy (Fabian) is definitely interested. Meanwhile, con man and saloon owner Frankie Cannon (Ernie Kovacs) tries to steal their gold claim.
In time, George takes a liking to Angel and is willing to marry her. But once he realizes that she has fallen for his partner, he does
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