Northern Pursuit (1943)
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32% of users liked it
(61 ratings)
The fact that star Errol Flynn had been recently embroiled in a real-life rape trial only served to increase the box-office "pull" of Warner Bros. Northern Pursuit. Flynn is cast as Canadian mountie Steve Wagner, assigned to track down and capture downed Nazi pilot Hugo von Keller (Helmut… More The fact that star Errol Flynn had been recently embroiled in a real-life rape trial only served to increase the box-office "pull" of Warner Bros. Northern Pursuit. Flynn is cast as Canadian mountie Steve Wagner, assigned to track down and capture downed Nazi pilot Hugo von Keller (Helmut Dantine) in the snowier Hudson Bay regions. Once Wagner and fellow mountie Jim Austin (John Ridgely) catch up with Von Keller, they pretend to be on his side, hoping that he'll reveal his espionage plans. Taken in, Von Keller leads the mounties towards a secret Nazi hideaway, where the Germans have hidden a huge bombing plane, to be used against North America. The fact that Wagner is posing as a Nazi sympathizer hardly endears him to Von Keller's hostage Laura McBain (Julie Bishop), but when the truth is revealed she professes her love for him. In the light of Flynn's recent legal problems, one line in Northern Pursuit invariably brought down the house in 1943: After assuring Laura that she's the only woman he's ever loved, Wagner/Flynn turns to the camera and quips "What am I saying?" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Raoul Walsh
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 13, 1943 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Spy thriller in Northern Canada, with some good Raoul Walsh touches.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Beautifully staged over the snow-covered fields of northern Canada.
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Cast
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Errol Flynn
as Steve Wagner
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Julie Bishop
as Laura McBain
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Helmut Dantine
as Col. Hugo von Keller
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John Ridgely
as Jim Austen
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Gene Lockhart
as Ernst
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Tom Tully
as Inspector Barnett
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Bernard Nedell
as Dagor
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Warren Douglas
as Sergeant
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Monte Blue
as Jean
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Alec Craig
as Angus McBain
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Tom Fadden
as Hobby
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Rose Higgins
as Alice
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John Royce
as German Aviator
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Joe Herrera
as Indian Guide
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Carl Harbaugh
as Radio Operator
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Richard Allen
as Heinzmann
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John Alvin
as Orderly
- Robert Ashley
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Glen Cavender
as Workman
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Ken Christy
as Warden
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Wallis Clark
as Judge
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Jimmie Dugan
as Mountie
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Ben Erway
as Immigration Officer
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James Farley
as Turnkey
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John Forsythe
as Soldier
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Arno Frey
as Submarine Captain
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Arthur E. Gould-Porter
as Little Man on Train
- Joe Haworth
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Herbert Heywood
as Farmer
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Russell Hicks
as Chief Inspector
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Paul Irving
as Lawyer
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Fred Kelsey
as Conductor
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Bill Kennedy
as Mountie
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Robert Kent
as Soldier
- Milt Kibbee
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Guy Kingsford
as Campbell the Mountie
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George Kirby
as Hotel Clerk
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George Lynn
as Johnson the Mountie
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Charles Marsh
as Man in Camel Hair Coat
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Lester Matthews
as Colonel
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James Millican
as Army Driver
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Pat Moriarity
as Recruiting Sergeant
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Martin Noble
as German Cook
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Hugh Prosser
as Corporal
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Eddie Searles
as German Ski Trooper
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George Sherwood
as Ticket Seller
- Jay Silverheels
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Robert Hutton
as Guard
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Sam Waagenaar
as German Assistant Cook
