Belle of the Yukon (1944)
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29% of users liked it
(75 ratings)
Belle Of The Yukon is standard backstage musical fare, featuring Randolph Scott as a reformed con man who has fled north from the law and opened a successful dancehall/ gambling establishment in the upper reaches of Malamute. Meanwhile, his former lover Belle (Gypsy Rose Lee), who he deserted when… More Belle Of The Yukon is standard backstage musical fare, featuring Randolph Scott as a reformed con man who has fled north from the law and opened a successful dancehall/ gambling establishment in the upper reaches of Malamute. Meanwhile, his former lover Belle (Gypsy Rose Lee), who he deserted when he went on the lam, arrives as part of a new show troupe and finds her ex-boyfriend's new ways powerfully attractive. But Lettie Candless (Dinah Shore) also has designs on our hero. A thin plot and light characterizations are kept afloat by bouncy performances, glitzy production, and the usual clutch of sprightly musical numbers. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Seiter
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A minor backstage musical, elevated by the performances of Randolph Scott as saloon owner and Gypsy Rose Lee and the Oscar-nominated score.
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
If you check your handguns and your logic at the door, it's a pleasant diversion. But it's not much of a western.
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Cast
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Randolph Scott
as Honest John Calhoun
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Gypsy Rose Lee
as Belle Devalle
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Dinah Shore
as Lettie Candless
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Charles Winninger
as Pop Candless
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William Marshall
as Steve
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Florence Bates
as Viola
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Marshall Maitland
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Robert Armstrong
as George
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Victor Kilian
as The Professor
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Edward Fielding
as C.V. Atterbury
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Wanda McKay
as Cherie Atterbury
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Charles Soldani
as Fire Chief
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Bob Burns
as Sam Slade
- Horace B. Carpenter
