{"id":36934,"date":"2016-06-08T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36934"},"modified":"2021-02-04T22:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T05:38:58","slug":"spoilers-the-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36934","title":{"rendered":"Spoilers, The (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The law is working in 45 states &#8212; it ought to work in Alaska.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Poster.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the Alaskan gold rush, a feisty saloon owner (Marlene Dietrich) is caught in a love quadrangle between a miner (John Wayne), a crooked gold commissioner (Randolph Scott), and the niece (Margaret Lindsay) of a corrupt judge (Samuel S. Hinds).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Gold Seekers<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Marlene Dietrich Films<\/li>\n<li>Randolph Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Spoilers_(Beach_novel)\">oft-filmed novel by Rex Beach<\/a>, this Marlene Dietrich vehicle (set in the historic milieu of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nome_Gold_Rush\">The Great Nome Gold Rush in 1900<\/a>) offers plenty of straight-forward, old-fashioned cinematic drama &#8212; including love triangles, government corruption, good-versus-bad-guys, shoot-outs, and fist fights. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Triangle.png 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given that we know who will triumph in the end, there aren&#8217;t many surprises in the narrative: the tension lies in getting there, and watching Dietrich struggle to accept the dictates of her heart, ultimately demonstrating her moral superiority over her romantic rival (though the final duke-&#8217;em-out scene belongs to Wayne and Scott). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Final.png 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The demeaning portrayal of Dietrich&#8217;s African-American maid (Marietta Canty) is unfortunate, though sadly commonplace for the era. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Canty.png 1387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canty was typecast as a maid in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4883\"><em>Father of the Bride<\/em> (1950)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44325\"><em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em> (1951)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5513\"><em>Rebel Without a Cause<\/em> (1955)<\/a>, among others.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vera West&#8217;s gorgeous gowns (click <a href=\"http:\/\/vampiregothicrose.blogspot.com\/p\/the-mystery-of-vera-west.html\">here<\/a> to read about West&#8217;s mysterious death-by-drowning at 47)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown.png 1387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Gown2.png 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Milton Krasner&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spoilers-Dietrich2.png 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for fans of Dietrich or Wayne. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035369\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1942\/05\/22\/archives\/at-the-capitol.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91114\/the-spoilers#articles-reviews?articleId=91142\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The law is working in 45 states &#8212; it ought to work in Alaska.&#8221; Synopsis: During the Alaskan gold rush, a feisty saloon owner (Marlene Dietrich) is caught in a love quadrangle between a miner (John Wayne), a crooked gold commissioner (Randolph Scott), and the niece (Margaret Lindsay) of a corrupt judge (Samuel S. Hinds). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Gold Seekers John Wayne Films Marlene Dietrich Films Randolph Scott Films Strong Females Westerns Review: Based on an oft-filmed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36934\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36934"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68813,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36934\/revisions\/68813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}