Northwest Rangers

1942 film by Joseph M. Newman

1942 (1942)

Running time

65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$311,000^[1]Box office$459,000^[1]

Northwest Rangers is a 1942 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Northern second feature film that is a remake of Manhattan Melodrama set in the North-West Mounted Police of Canada. It was also known as Gambler's Choice.

Plot

A mountie tracks down a former childhood friend.

Cast

James Craig as Frank 'Blackie' Marshall
William Lundigan as James Kevin Gardiner
Patricia Dane as Jean Avery
John Carradine as Martin Caswell
Jack Holt as Duncan Frazier
Keenan Wynn as "Slip" O'Mara
Grant Withers as Fowler
Darryl Hickman as 'Blackie' – as a Boy
Drew Roddy as Jim – as a Boy

Production

The film was a remake of Manhattan Melodrama and was originally called Gambler's Choice. It was the feature directorial debut for Joe Newman, who had made a number of short films for MGM as well as having worked as an assistant director at the studio for many years. The leads were to be Patricia Dane, William Lundigan and John Carroll.^[2]^[3] The lead role was given to James Craig.^[4]

Filming started in June 1942.^[5]

Reception

The film earned $313,000 in the US and Canada and $146,000 elsewhere, making a loss of $12,000.^[1]

The Chicago Daily Tribune praised the "likeable performers".^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "Of local origin". New York Times. May 30, 1942. ProQuest 106434267.
^ "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. June 1, 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ "SCREEN". Los Angeles Times. June 23, 1942. ProQuest 165334671.
^ "Of local origin". New York Times. June 27, 1942. ProQuest 106389408.
^ Tinee, M. (April 11, 1943). "CHICAGO movies SUBURBAN". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 176770060.