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McLintock!
Why this pick
Like North to Alaska, it pairs big-screen frontier scenery with boisterous brawling, romantic sparring, and an easygoing John Wayne comic persona.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1960 2h 2m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
North to Alaska
Western
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved North to Alaska, try these.
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The Undefeated
Why this pick
A genial, action-forward western driven by mismatched allies, colourful supporting characters, and the same broad, high-spirited sense of adventure.
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The Rare Breed
Why this pick
Its cattle-country journey mixes frontier obstacles, flirtation, and rugged humour in a warm, leisurely adventure mode close to North to Alaska.
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The Frisco Kid
Why this pick
This odd-couple western turns a hazardous frontier trek into a generous, comic adventure, with camaraderie and culture-clash humour at its centre.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang
Why this pick
A family-friendly gold-rush western full of incompetent outlaws, accidental comradeship, and slapstick momentum; ideal if the playful Alaska setting was the draw.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1901, after finding gold while gold panning in Nome, Alaska, on their land claim, brothers George and Billy Pratt and partner Sam McCord have become rich. Sam plans to travel to Seattle, Washington (state), to purchase mining equipment; George also asks Sam to bring back his fiancée, Jenny Lamont, a French girl whom George has never met but has corresponded with for three years. Sam is disgusted by marriage, which he considers tantamount to slavery, and cannot understand why George would willingly seek matrimony, but he reluctantly agrees. Frankie Cannon, a recently arrived conman, runs into Sam in town and attempts to swindle him out of some of his money before he leaves.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
John Wayne
Sam McCord
Capucine
Michelle "Angel" Bonet
Mickey Shaughnessy
Peter Boggs
James Griffith
Salvation Army Leader
Joe Sawyer
Land Commissioner
Johnny Lee
Coachman
Joey Faye
Artist
Arlene Harris
Madam of The Hen House