Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuConvicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan), of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After a two-year hunt, Con... Alles lesenConvicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan), of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After a two-year hunt, Conniston almost dies of the cold and is rescued by Keith. Before he dies, Keith convinces hi... Alles lesenConvicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan), of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After a two-year hunt, Conniston almost dies of the cold and is rescued by Keith. Before he dies, Keith convinces him he is innocent of the crime for which he has been convicted, and Conniston insists that ... Alles lesen
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When the film begins, John is on trial in Canada for murder. He is convicted but soon manages to escape...and he's gone for many, many months hiding out in the wilderness of the old Northwest Territories. Soon a Mountie, Sergeant Conniston, is sent to find John....and the Mountie is John's double...and NO ONE recognizes this!! Talk about suspending disbelief!!!
After many more months, John stumbles upon the injured Sergeant and he takes him to his cabin and nurses him. Sadly, the Sergeant STILL dies a few days later...but only after he's convinced that John is innocent. So, he persuades John to assume his identity and work as a Mountie to find the true murderer! And, because they are such perfect matches, no one seems to take much notice. And, when they note that Sergeant Conniston has forgotten something, they pretty much ignore it or chalk it up to the long time he was in the Canadian wild.
Dennis Morgan plays both roles and he does a fine job...as you'd expect from this excellent actor. But the film clearly is a B-movie from Warner...and like many Bs the script is a bit brainless! But, it IS well done despite this and is watchable....and did I mention brainless?! After all, the trial and murder occur in the town of River's End....and after John replaces the Sergeant, the rest of the film takes place in the same town...and none of the locals notice!! And, don't get me started about the Sergeant's sister and the budding romance between her and John!!
Directed by Ray Enright, who had worked his way up in the business in the early days of Hollywood. Based on the story by James Curwood, a prolific writer who seems to have written numerous novels about the outdoors, and the wild west. Fun film to watch. It starts as a serious drama, but seems to turn into a lighter comedy/drama about halfway through.
But when Morgan the felon shaves off his beard the dying Mountie realizes these guys could be twins. So he assumes the Mountie's identity and starts his own investigation. He's after Victor Jory who he feels framed him.
What's a bit hard is when Elizabeth Ingles as the Mountie's sister seems to accept him as her brother. I can't believe she wouldn't know her own brother no matter how much they look alike. Worse is that Jory is courting her, the fiend.
Good comic relief is provided by George Tobias who played many an ethnic role at Warner Brothers at the time and did a few as a French Canadian.
But you got to believe Ingles would know her own brother.
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- WissenswertesAccording to contemporary articles in The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. initially intended this film to be shot in Technicolor with George Brent as the male lead.
- PatzerKeith doesn't react until the third gunshot when Sgt. Conniston is injured. Considering that he is alone in a secluded mountain cabin, any loud sound out of the ordinary should have startled him.
- Zitate
Sgt. Derry Conniston: [after Keith returns from hunting during a storm] What did you get?
John Keith: Not a thing. So as a change in our diet of beans and moose, we'll have moose and beans.
- Crazy CreditsOpening credits are shown on wooden logs and plank styled lettering and background.
- VerbindungenVersion of The River's End (1920)
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- Herkunftsland
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- Double Identity
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- Laufzeit1 Stunde 9 Minuten
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