The Spoilers

1930 "The he-man hero who takes what he wants --- gold or women!"

The Spoilers

7.1 | 1h26m | NR | en | Action

On a voyage to Nome, Roy Glenister, one of the several owners of a rich mine, The Midas, is captivated by Helen Chester, while he both fascinates and disquiets her by his primitive nature. He arrives to find his partners, Slapjack Simms and Joe Dextry, befuddled by a trio of no-gooders: Voorhees, the U. S. marshal, Judge Stillman, and McNamara, a politician. Their racket is to cloud title to the various mine claims, eject the miners, and make McNamara owner of the disputed properties.

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7.1 | 1h26m | NR | en | Action , Western | More Info

Released: September. 20,1930 | Released Producted By: Paramount , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Gary Cooper , Kay Johnson , Betty Compson

Director

George Bourne

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Cast

Gary Cooper

as Roy Glenister

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn The Naked Edge The Hanging Tree The Wreck of the Mary Deare They Came to Cordura Ten North Frederick Man of the West Love in the Afternoon Friendly Persuasion

Kay Johnson

as Helen Chester

Mr. Lucky Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake The Real Glory This Man Is Mine Of Human Bondage Thirteen Women Madam Satan Billy the Kid The Ship from Shanghai

Betty Compson

as Cherry Malotte

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Hard Boiled Mahoney Invisible Ghost Escort Girl Laughing at Danger Blondes at Work Two Gun Justice Under the Big Top Circus Girl

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bkoganbing I've hesitated reviewing this film which I have the barest recollection of seeing as a kid during the 60s on television. There seems to be a print in existence, but whether it will be restored or whether we'll never get to see this third version of The Spoilers God only knows.Certainly Gary Cooper was every inch the hero John Wayne and Jeff Chandler were in later adaptions. If you've seen the other two sound versions of The Spoilers they follow the plot Rex Beach had in his original novel. Certainly Marlene Dietrich as saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte brought far more of her welcome self than Betty Compson does here.But there is one big variation. Instead of the judge's niece being an innocent party Kay Johnson is in on the scheme to bilk Gary Cooper out of his gold claim and the profits therein. Her 'innocence' is not existence, to some degree she's a bigger seductress than Cherry Malotte. This is what I remember best from the Gary Cooper version.The climax of course is the fight between Cooper and crooked William Boyd, not the Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd, but William 'Stage" Boyd so billed as to distinguish him from the other William Boyd. The two really tear into each other for about 15 minutes. This one set the standard for screen fisticuffs.I'd really like to see this version of The Spoilers to see if my memory of it is correct.