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The Spoilers   1942         N/R, 85 min. Genre: Western / Action / Romance Director: Ray Enright   Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Richard Barthelmess, George Cleveland, Samuel S. Hinds, Russell Simpson, William Farnum, Marietta Canty, Jack Norton, Forrest Taylor, Ray Bennett, Art Miles   This is a good retelling of Rex Beach's novel, "The Spoilers." Roy Glennister (John Wayne) arrives in Alaska with Helen Chester (Margaret Lindsay) and is greeted by saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Marlene Dietrich) who has staked Flapjack (Russell Simpson) as a partner in Glennister's mine. Problems rise to the fore when the gold commissioner, Alexander McNamara (Randolph Scott), conspires to take over the rights to the mines in the area. A legal fight appears to be impossible, and the result is a bar-room brawl in which Glennister and McNamara fight for the rights to the mine. Cast Marlene Dietrich Cherry Malotte Randolph Scott Alexander McNamara John Wayne Roy Glennister Margaret Lindsay Helen Chester Harry Carey Al Dextry Richard Barthelmess Bronco Kid Farrow George Cleveland Banty Samuel S. Hinds Judge Horace Stillman Russell Simpson Flapjack Sims William Farnum Wheaton Marietta Canty Idabelle Jack Norton Mr. Skinner Forrest Taylor Bennett Ray Bennett Clark Art Miles Deputy