Boasting three of Hollywood's biggest names and one of the most brutal fight scenes ever to hit the screen, THE SPOILERS manages to elevate itself above the B-western status that might otherwise have been its fate. The story is simple, involving a stereotypical good guy (Wayne), bad guy
(Scott), bad good-girl (Lindsay), and good bad-girl (Dietrich). It's the turn of the century and Wayne and his partner, Carey, are miners in Nome, Alaska. They become the victims of a scam devised by gold commissioner Scott, who is intent on spoiling the region's gold-mining boom. The ownership of
Carey and Wayne's mine is called into question by Scott, and their case is brought bef...
Released:
1942
Rated:
NR
Length:
87 mins