The Spoilers (1914) is a film directed by Colin Campbell. The film is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with William Farnum as Roy Glennister, Kathlyn Williams as Cherry Malotte, and Tom Santschi as Alex McNamara. The film culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. In 1916, an expanded version was released, running 110 minutes.
The film was adapted to screen by Lanier Bartlett from the Rex Beach novel of the same name. The film was remade in 1923 (with Noah Beery as McNamara), 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister and Betty Compson as Malotte), 1942 (with John Wayne as Glennister, Randolph Scott as McNamara, and Marlene Dietrich as Malotte), and 1955 (with Jeff Chandler as Glennister, Rory Calhoun as McNamara, and Anne Baxter as Malotte). All of the films feature a lengthy, intense fight sequence.
Cast:
William Farnum – Roy Glenister
Kathlyn Williams – Cherry Malotte
Thomas Santschi – Alex McNamara
Bessie Eyton – Helen Chester
Frank Clark – Dextry (billed; Frank M. Clark)
Jack McDonald – Slap Jack (billed; Jack F. McDonald)
Wheeler Oakman – Drury, The Broncho Kid
Norval MacGregor – Judge Stillman
William Ryno – Struve
Marshall Farnum – Lawyer Wheatin
By Colin Campbell (YouTube) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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