Friends since childhood, two men are on opposite sides in a salmon fishing conflict.Friends since childhood, two men are on opposite sides in a salmon fishing conflict.Friends since childhood, two men are on opposite sides in a salmon fishing conflict.
- Awards
- 1 win
Arthur Aylesworth
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Cannery Official
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Cannery Official
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to a later news item in Hollywood Reporter, Paramount sent a camera crew headed by Richard Talmadge to Ketchikan, Alaska to film the opening scenes of a salmon run. In a contemporary educational supplement to the film, Henry Hathaway stated that the expedition to Alaska lasted fourteen weeks and resulted in 80,000 ft. of film shot.
- GoofsDuring his birthday party, Henry Fonda's left elbow moves from on the table to below the table back on to the table in consecutive cuts.
- ConnectionsEdited into When Worlds Collide (1951)
- SoundtracksI Wish I Was the Willow
(uncredited)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Performed by George Raft (dubbed)
Featured review
Some surprisingly violent action scenes are the highlights of this Alaska-set adventure tale of boats and salmon fishermen, which plays like a disguised Western. Unfortunately, they're lost in a sea of footage (almost two hours), and the savvy viewer can see the ending coming from halfway to Skag
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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