Klondike Fury

1942 film by William K. Howard

1942 (1942)

Running time

68 min.CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$24,000^[1]

Klondike Fury is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe.

It was a remake of Klondike.

Plot

A neurosurgeon is thrown out of the medical profession after he performs a daring but unsuccessful surgery. He flees to Alaska, where his plane crashes in the frozen wilderness.

Cast

Edmund Lowe as Dr. John Mandre
Lucile Fairbanks as Peg Campbell
William Henry as Jim Armstrong
Ralph Morgan as Dr. Brady
Robert Middlemass as Sam Armstrong
Jean Brooks as Rae Langton
Mary Forbes as Mrs. Langton
Vince Barnett as Alaska
Clyde Cook as Yukon
Marjorie Wood as Ellen
Monte Blue as Flight Dispatcher
Kenneth Harlan as Flight Dispatcher

Production

The film was originally known as Law of the Klondike. The lead role was offered to Jack Holt, Ralph Bellamy and William Gargan, each at their regular salary, but all turned it down because they did not wish to be associated with a Monogram Picture.^[2]

The film was made for $24,000 over seven and a half days.^[1]

Reception

The film was a popular success.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Frank Daugherty (Sep 14, 1945). "Letter From Hollywood". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 4.
^ "RAISED EYEBROWS DEPARTMENT". New York Times. Jan 11, 1942. p. X4.
^ Schallert, Edwin (May 6, 1942). "DRAMA: Hepburn May Portray Jade in Dragon Seed". Los Angeles Times. p. 23.