''Northwest Rangers'' is a 1942 American

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film that is a remake of ''

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'' set in the North-West Mounted Police of Canada. It was also known as ''Gambler's Choice''.

Plot

A mountie tracks down a former childhood friend.

Cast

* James Craig as Frank 'Blackie' Marshall *

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as James Kevin Gardiner * Patricia Dane as Jean Avery *

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as Martin Caswell * Jack Holt as Duncan Frazier * Keenan Wynn as "Slip" O'Mara *

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as Fowler *

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as 'Blackie' – as a Boy *Drew Roddy as Jim – as a Boy

Production

The film was a remake of ''

'' and was originally called ''Gambler's Choice''. It was the feature directorial debut for Joe Newman, who had made a number of short films for MGM as well as having worked as an assistant director at the studio for many years. The leads were to be Patricia Dane,

and

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. The lead role was given to James Craig. Filming started in June 1942.

Reception

The film earned $313,000 in the US and Canada and $146,000 elsewhere, making a loss of $12,000. The ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' praised the "likeable performers".

References

External links

* * 1942 films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1942 Western (genre) films Films directed by Joseph M. Newman Films scored by Daniele Amfitheatrof Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction Remakes of American films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1942 directorial debut films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub