Spawn of the North

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Spawn of the North is a 1938 American adventure drama film set in Alaska, starring George Raft, Henry Fonda, and John Barrymore, known for its depiction of rival fishermen and early use of special effects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
adventure drama film
film
basedOn story by Barrett Willoughby
cinematographyBy Charles Lang
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfRelease United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Alaskan fishing industry
frontier life in Alaska
director Henry Hathaway
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Eda Warren
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresTheme rival fishermen
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre adventure film
drama film
hasCastMember Akim Tamiroff
Dorothy Lamour
George Raft
Henry Fonda
John Barrymore
Louise Platt
Lynne Overman
hasCharacterOccupation fishermen
hasConflictType commercial rivalry
friendship versus duty
hasFilmRating Approved (Production Code era)
hasMainCharacter Jim Kimmerlee
Tyler Dawson
Windy Turlon
hasSpecialEffectsType miniature effects
process photography
isBlackAndWhite true
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeLocation fishing communities in Alaska
notableFor early use of special effects
originalLanguage English
producer William LeBaron
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseYear 1938
runtimeMinutes 110
screenwriter Robert Thoeren
Talbot Jennings
Warren Duff
setIn Alaska
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century

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Lynne Overman notableWork Spawn of the North