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Belle of the Yukon is a 1944 American comedy musical Western film produced and directed by William A. Seiter and starring Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore and Bob Burns. Based on a story by Houston Branch and set in the days of the great Canadian Gold Rush, the film is about a "reformed" con artist-turned-dance hall owner whose girlfriend, played by Gypsy Rose Lee, tries to keep him on the straight and narrow.




Plot


In a Yukon town called Malemute, a saloon owned by "Honest" John Calhoun gets a new star performer, Belle De Valle, while he is away. A stranger in town, Sam Slade, offers to keep an eye on things until the boss returns, while saloon manager Pop Candless and crooked town marshal Maitland keep a suspicious eye on him.
As soon as Honest John gets back, Belle hits him with a vase. They knew each other in Seattle, where according to Belle, he was actually a con man known as Gentleman Jack who ditched her after becoming wanted by the law for his dishonest ways.
Pop's attractive daughter Lettie is attracted to Steve Atterbury, the piano player. Pop is leery and finds a letter indicating that Steve is already married with children. Steve is ambushed and put on a boat to Nome, giving the impression that he has coldly left Lettie behind.
Honest John is secretly plotting a gold theft. He gains the town's trust and is named bank president. Belle discovers the scheme and starts a run of the bank, making Honest John pay off customers with money he had planned to steal.
Everything turns out for the best, though, because Steve jumps ship and makes it back to Malemute to win Lettie back, helped by the arrival of his sister, Cherie, and their wealthy father, C.V. Atterbury, who vouches that Steve is unmarried and, as a gesture of good faith, places $100,000 in the bank. Honest John promises to actually be honest from now on.




Cast


Randolph Scott as Honest John Calhoun
Gypsy Rose Lee as Belle De Valle
Dinah Shore as Lettie Candless
Bob Burns as Sam Slade
Charles Winninger as Pop Candless
William Marshall as Steve Atterbury
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sheriff Mervin Maitland
Robert Armstrong as George
Florence Bates as Viola Chase
Victor Kilian as Professor Salsbury
Wanda McKay as Cherie Atterbury
Edward Fielding as C.V. Atterbury
Jane Hale as Dance Specialty
Harry Tenbrook as Harry (uncredited)




Awards


In 1946, Belle of the Yukon received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song and Best Music Scoring.




Radio adaptation



Belle of the Yukon was presented on Screen Guild Players February 12, 1945. The 30-minute adaptation starred Scott, Shore, Burns and Gail Patrick.




See also


List of American films of 1944




References






External links


Belle of the Yukon at IMDb
Belle of the Yukon at the TCM Movie Database
Belle of the Yukon at AllMovie

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