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Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie

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Klondike Annie

"She Made the Frozen North... Red Hot!"

1936

1h 17m

6.3(18 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Western

Overview

Singer Rose Carlton, otherwise known as 'The San Francisco Doll', accidentally kills her controlling boyfriend when he tries to prevent her from leaving. To evade the police, Rose sets sail for Nome with captain Bull Bracket. When the ship takes on another passenger, reformer Annie Alden, Carlton's life is changed forever, and she sets out to honor a deeply personal debt.

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Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mae West

Mae West

Rose Carlton / Annie Alden

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Bull Brackett

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Jack Forrest

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Sister Annie Alden

Harry Beresford

Harry Beresford

Brother Bowser

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Chan Lo

Lucile Gleason

Lucile Gleason

Big Tess

Conway Tearle

Conway Tearle

Vance Palmer

Esther Howard

Esther Howard

Fanny Radler

Soo Yong

Soo Yong

Fah Wong

Creative team

Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Written by: George B. Dowell
Marion Morgan
Produced by: William LeBaron

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