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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Its been 58 years years when I first saw this delightful movie. All of the actors and actresses play their part. Excellent production, straight forward direction, and good writing made this movie a memorable and enjoyable one. Only Fabian is left to enjoy the memory of this production. I wonder what he is doing ?

The story is rather minimal, also there is little substance to the characters. However, I can overlook these in a way, but this was entertaining and was never meant to be complex and all that. It has beautiful cinematography and scenery. It has great music and a truly terrific title song. It has a sparkling script. It has skilled direction. It goes along at a decent pace. It has two fun performances from John Wayne and underrated Stewart Granger. And North to Alaska has one of the wildest and wackiest bar-room brawls I have seen in any movie. Overall, I liked North to Alaska, it was entertaining. 8/10 Bethany Cox

"John Wayne and Stewart Granger strike it rich in this rousing comedy-adventure set in the heyday of the Alaskan gold rush. When prospectors Sam McCord (Wayne) and George Pratt (Granger) hit the mother lode, George asks Sam to go to Seattle and fetch his sweetheart, Jennie, but she has already married someone else. Determined to bring George to a new life, Sam invites a salon dancer (Capucine) back to Nome as Jennie's replacement," according to the film's promotional description.The synopsis is also given in rockabilly singer Johnny Horton's excellent "North to Alaska" crossover hit, which was released just prior to the film, and served as an excellent promotional tool. All of this occurred simultaneously with Mr. Horton's sudden death in a car accident - which is an ironic tragedy, considering this film's celebration of alcohol.Teen idol Fabian (as Billy Pratt) performs "If You Knew" (a lesser tune). Filling the pin-up boy part in the Wayne formula for box office success, Fabian is surprisingly good as a comedian, especially in the "drunk" scene with Capucine. A fine comic, Ernie Kovacs (as Frankie Canon) isn't able to do much with his role. Wayne is funnier. Upping the level to near "Three Stooges" levels, director Henry Hathaway guides the cast through a lot of mud, not so much blood, and several kegs of beer.****** North to Alaska (11/3/60) Henry Hathaway ~ John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Fabian, Capucine

i really enjoyed this comedy/western/.the comedy aspect of it actually does work here,without sacrificing any of the conventions of the Western genre.the comedy doesn't overpower the western elements and the western elements don't overpower the comedic elements.the film is fast paced and fun.there's a romance angle that works because it's not spread on too thick.being part comedy,this one is obviously more lite hearted than your typical western,and everyone is more than equal to the task.John Wayne can certainly be funny when he wants to be,as he has demonstrated on other films.the melding of the two genres works well here in my opinion.for me,North to Alaska is a 7/10