North West Mounted Police Page #4

Synopsis: Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
Director(s): Cecil B. DeMille
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
PASSED
Year:
1940
126 min
114 Views


a man we're after for murder.

Orderly, tell sergeant Bret

l want him.

Yes, sir.

Ranger's commission.

Commissioner's deputy,

United States Marshal

and here's my O. K.

from your Regina office.

-l've heard of your organization.

-Thanks. We heard of yours too.

Thank you.

You come at rather a difficult time.

Sergeant Bret, this is Mr. Rivers

of the Texas Rangers.

Howdy.

Texas did you say?

-Texas, is a United State.

-Yes, sir.

The Rangers are a organization

rather like our own

in some respects.

Yes, sir.

He's here on a police errand.

See that he's fed, billeted,

and offered a bath.

Then help him fill out

the proper forms.

Very good, sir.

That's mighty hospitable of you

but l want to get started...

This way please.

They say Riel

is gonna try it again.

Look out, l'm not Riel.

l tried a lot of times

l never got anywhere.

-Low bridge there Slim.

-Place wasn't built for a giraffe.

Gentlemen!

This is Mr. Rivers of

the Texas constabulary.

-Rangers.

-Hello, constable!

Another criminal has leaked out

of the US and he's after him.

You can sleep in that

collapsible mantrap, sheriff.

Attention, to roll call.

-Constable Ackroyd.

-Here.

-Adams.

-Cameron.

-Douglass.

-Fyffe.

-Herrick.

-Judson.

-Kent.

-Kennedy.

-On patrol.

-Harder than rock but for your head.

-Lane.

-Logan.

Logan?

He was slightly overheated

and went out to get some air.

Ronnie!

-Why you be so late?

-l was put on potato patrol.

lf this potato is other woman...

l eat your heart out.

l was pealing one million potatoes

just because l talked

to you in Batoche.

Then maybe l don't eat your heart.

l just keep him here,

inside my heart.

Suits me molasses.

-Here. Want this for a padlock?

-Ronnie!

This lock both our hearts together.

Put it on for me please.

What's that?

Get!

lf that wicked sentry finds you

your cute little pelt

will be nailed to the barn door.

Ronnie, maybe police

no let me come Fort no more.

-Why?

-My father, he come back.

Who's your father?

He's very bad medicine.

l remember long ago

he cooked bear meat on stick

give me piece in my hand.

Well l'll tell you

what we'll do.

l won't bite him

if he doesn't bite me.

Please,

you don't let my father

bust us up!

Listen you little wild cat.

You're the only real thing for me.

Nobody, nothing could ever

make me let you go.

l love you so terrible bad

l feel good.

l'll be pealing potatoes

the rest of my life for this.

-Douglass, a hand will you?

-Of course.

Mother and child,

both doing nicely.

What do you ride in Texas?

Elephants?

They come in handy if you

break a wheel on your wagon.

An uncle of mine visited Texas once.

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Alan Le May

Alan Brown Le May (June 3, 1899 – April 27, 1964) was an American novelist and screenplay writer. He is most remembered for two classic Western novels, The Searchers (1954) and The Unforgiven (1957). They were adapted into the motion pictures The Searchers (1956; starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter, and directed by John Ford) and The Unforgiven (1960; starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn, and directed by John Huston). He also wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for North West Mounted Police (1940; directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard), Reap the Wild Wind (1942; directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard and John Wayne, and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952; directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Robert Newton and Linda Darnell. He wrote the original source novel for Along Came Jones (1945; produced by and starring Gary Cooper), as well as a score of other screenplays and an assortment of other novels and short stories. Le May wrote and directed High Lonesome (1950) starring John Drew Barrymore and Chill Wills and featuring Jack Elam. Le May also wrote and produced (but did not direct) Quebec (1951), also starring John Drew Barrymore. more…

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