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Heart of the North

Heart of the North

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Heart of the North

"See Canada's "finest" swing into action in the first color-epic of the mounties..."

1938

1h 23m

5.2(5 votes)

Western

Adventure

Overview

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound freighter's cargo.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Alan Baker

Gloria Dickson

Gloria Dickson

Joyce MacMillan

Gale Page

Gale Page

Elizabeth Spaulding

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Bill Hardsock

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Jim Montgomery

Janet Chapman

Janet Chapman

Judy Montgomery

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Stephen Gore

Anthony Averill

Anthony Averill

Constable Whipple

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Red Crocker

Joe King

Joe King

Mac Drummond

Creative team

Directed by: Lewis Seiler
Written by: Vincent Sherman
Lee Katz

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