The Spoilers Page #7

Synopsis: In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
Genre: Drama, Western
Director(s): Ray Enright
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.8
APPROVED
Year:
1942
87 min
109 Views


couch. - Sure you don't like it here?

I is positive, sir.

Poor Mr glennister!

He sure was a lovely man.

Hey, Kelly!

- Yes?

got enough steam left to go?

- No, but it won't be long. Why?

We're taking our mine back.

We're gonna need your train.

But they've built a barricade.

- That's why we need the train.

If you think you'll break through,

you're crazy! She'll blow up!

If it does, we'll buy you a new one.

get in there and get the steam going.

As soon as the others are here

we'll be set to go.

Except this could all be a mistake.

Maybe we oughta wait for Wheaton.

Oon't pretend like

you're on the side of law and order!

Roy! Oex! Here we are!

Set to go, men?

- Yeah! - Wait a minute!

Open that gate!

glennister broke jail. He's gonna try

to take the mine back. Bar the gates!

Come on out, men!

get your rifles!

gonna be 30 or 40 armed deputies

guarding that mine.

Maybe some of us won't come back.

If anybody's not ready for that,

now's the time to speak up.

What we're doing tonight

is a warning to any crooks

that the pickin's here are tough.

get aboard.

That goes for you too, Oex.

I'll take the front end.

You heard what Kelly said.

You're not gonna run that engine.

Can't run itself, can it?

How 'bout it, Kelly?

- All ready to go.

Only let me outta here. They're gonna

pick you up with a soup spoon.

What are you doing here?

- I always wanted to ride up front.

Here they come!

- Scatter, men, and keep low!

When they smash the gate,

let 'em have it! Shoot 'em! Kill 'em!

Let's crowd 'em!

Hey, Thompson!

You take charge here!

Post guards and don't let anybody

come within rifle shot. - I get ya!

Well, Roy,

it looks like we got the old

Oid you get your mine back?

- Yeah, we got her back, Bronco.

I'd like to have been there

when you tie in with McNamara.

Would it be impolite to ask

for another bottle? - Idabelle!

I is right here. Oon't be scared.

Bring another bottle of champagne.

- Yes, Ma'am. Be right back!

good wine and a lovely woman.

A made-to-order paradise. To us!

You were right, Helen.

I wish I'd listened to you before.

If you want to catch that boat

you better stop talking.

Where's McNamara? - Over at

the Northern, with that Malotte woman.

But glennister's taken back the mine!

- Who cares, we're getting outta here.

Not without me! I'll pack my things.

- Hurry. We're not waiting for anyone.

You're not going anywhere!

You got your mine back.

That closes the case.

That's enough now, Betsy.

- Now see here

Oon't get excited, Judge. You're

staying here till the real law comes.

You and the boys take care of him.

- Come on, Judge.

Where's McNamara, Helen?

He's at the Northern with

He's at the Northern.

goodbye, Roy!

Come on, sit over here.

- No need to hurry things, is there?

But you've kept the room between us

all evening, and I don't like it.

I've had quite a shock tonight.

But that's all behind us now. The king

is dead. Long live the king!

I've been waiting for tonight

since the first time I saw you.

Nothing's ever so worthwhile

as it seems beforehand, Mr McNamara.

No? I'll chance that!

You can lead those sour-doughs

around like children,

but I'm a man who gets what he wants.

From now on, it's you and me.

No it's not!

You walked right into the trap.

Trap?

- Yes. Your jailbreak didn't pan out.

glennister's still alive,

and by now he has his mine back.

Your visit here

has served its purpose, Mr McNamara.

get out!

get out?

get outta the way, Cherry.

I haven't got a gun on me.

No? Then we'll do it the hard way.

go separate them!

- Let's break it up! No you don't!

Let 'em fight it out.

Let that be a lesson to ya.

Roy, that's enough. Come on.

Leave something for the law.

Let me go, Oex.

Come on, boys!

Orinks are on us.

Hi, sport.

Sorry I helped wreck your place.

Forget it.

But you said you wouldn't allow

any brawls around here

unless they were over you. Remember?

Yes. But I also said:

"Anything you can win,

you can collect."

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Lawrence Hazard

Lawrence Hazard (May 12, 1897 – April 1, 1959) was an American playwright and screenwriter active from 1933 to 1958. His career was cut short when he died at age 61 in 1959. His films include Man's Castle (1933) directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young; Mannequin (1937) directed by Borzage and starring Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy; Strange Cargo (1940) directed by Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford; The Spoilers (1942) starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne; Jackass Mail (1942) starring Wallace Beery; Dakota (1945) starring John Wayne and Walter Brennan, and numerous other films as well as scripts for television anthologies in the 1950s. more…

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