Queen of the Yukon

Charles Bickford Director: Phil Rosen Phil Rosen

Overview

This adventure is based on Jack London's tale of a Northwestern woman who owns a riverboat who sends her daughter to boarding school and then discovers that she cannot afford to be reunited with her. In desperation, she sells the boat to a wealthy mine owner. This results in the independent miners getting cheated until the woman's burly ex-partner intervenes and saves the day.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2012
UPC:	0874757033594
Original Release:	1940
Source:	American Pop Classic
Time:	1:12:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Charles Bickford	Ace
Irene Rich	Sadie
George Cleveland	Grub
Guy Usher	Stake
June Carlson	Helen
Dave "Tex" O'Brien	Bob
Tristram Coffin	Carson
Melvin Lang	Thorne

Technical Credits

George Waggner

Joseph West

Phil Rosen	Director
Scott R. Dunlap	Producer
Paul Malvern	Producer
Harry Neumann	Cinematographer
Russell Schoengarth	Editor
George Waggner	Screenwriter
Joseph West	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

That irredeemable trollop Stella Dallas would have been green with envy had she ever known about the Queen of the Yukon, alias Irene Rich. Unlike Stella's brat, Irene's darling daughter, June Carlson, is not at all shocked to discover that her mother's profession is that of a riverboat gambling proprietor with all that this may entail. In fact, the pert Miss Carlson want to become just like her mother. Jack London is credited with the original story for this Monogram "Northwest" melodrama, one of the poverty row company's better efforts. Not because of the story, which is as hackneyed as they come, but mainly because of stalwart performances by the august leads, Rich and the always dependable Charles Bickford. Add to that George Cleveland and Guy Usher as a couple of comic relief characters named Grubb and Stake and you have as entertaining an hour or so of virile entertainment as you could reasonably expect.

All Movie Guide - Hans J. Wollstein