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Pierre of the Plains is a american film of genre Drama directed by George B. Seitz released in USA on 29 july 1942 with Evelyn Ankers

Pierre of the Plains (1942)

Pierre of the Plains
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Released in USA 29 july 1942
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure
Rating51% 2.598632.598632.598632.598632.59863

Pierre of the Plains is a 1942 Northern film set in Saskatchewan, Canada, directed by George B. Seitz and starring John Carroll and Ruth Hussey. The supporting cast features Bruce Cabot, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Evelyn Ankers and Sheldon Leonard. The movie is a remake of a 1914 version co-written by and starring Edgar Selwyn.

Synopsis

The film follows the story of "Pierre" (portrayed by actor John Carroll), a singing French-Canadian trapper who behaves as a non-commissioned law enforcement officer, punishing traveling salesman "Clerou" (portrayed by future television producer Sheldon Leonard) for "selling whiskey to Indians." When his intrusive nature gets him into trouble with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he is brought to the station. In order to avoid incarceration, he claims that he is engaged to be married to the lovely Daisy Denton (Hussey), a popular barmaid who runs the local saloon, but who is actually engaged to "Jap" Durkin (Cabot). After Pierre's shrewd planning destroys the possibly of a marriage to Daisy, Durkin vows revenge on Pierre. Meanwhile, Pierre spends his time romancing Daisy and simultaneously getting into scrapes with the mounties. While riding horseback en route to town and back to his rural campsite, he often breaks into the song "Saskatchewan.

Actors

Evelyn Ankers

(Celia Wellsby)Sheldon Leonard

(Clairou)Henry Travers

(Percival Wellsby)Ruth Hussey

(Daisy Denton)Bruce Cabot

('Jap' Durkin)
And :
John Carroll
Charles Stevens
Iron Eyes Cody
Phil Brown
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