The Wild North
Directed by Andrew Marton
Written by Frank Fenton
1952/UA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
IMDb page
First viewing/Criterion Channel
Constable Pedley: [to Jules] You’re not a bad guy for a murderer.
Jules Vincent (Stewart Granger) is a trapper who makes his living in the wild Northwest of Canada. He defends a beautiful Native American saloon singer (Cyd Charisse) from the attentions of a drunk. The next morning he departs by canoe with the drunk and the Indian Girl (that’s her name in the credits). During the canoe ride, he kills the drunk in self defence. Upright Mountie Constable Pedley is soon on Vincent’s trail.
The rest of the film is devoted to overcoming the many dangers of the Canadian Rockies and Pedley’s pursuit of Vincent. When Pedley captures Vincent, he finds that he needs the trapper’s help in escaping the wilderness.
I liked Granger a lot in this. My husband loved this movie. Me not so much but it is a good action adventure. The “primitive love” promised in the poster is a false advertising.
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