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Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)

DeMille's first film in Technicolor! 10 Great Stars! 2 Glorious Love Stories! 1,000 Unforgettable Thrills!

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Western

Starring: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard

Released: October 22, 1940

Runtime: 126.0

Popularity Rating: 0.862

Paramount Pictures

United States of America

Dusty Rivers Gary Cooper
April Logan Madeleine Carroll
Louvette Corbeau Paulette Goddard
Sergeant Jim Brett Preston Foster
Ronnie Logan Robert Preston
Dan Duroc Akim Tamiroff
Jacques Corbeau George Bancroft
Tod McDuff Lynne Overman
Big Bear Walter Hampden
Shorty Lon Chaney Jr.
Inspector Cabot Montagu Love
Louis Riel Francis McDonald
Johnny Pelang George E. Stone
Supt. Harrington Willard Robertson
Constable Jerry Moore Regis Toomey
Constable Thornton Richard Denning
Constable Carter Douglas Kennedy
Constable Dumont Robert Ryan
Constable Fenton James Seay
Constable Fyffe Lane Chandler
Constable Ackroyd Ralph Byrd
Constable Kent Eric Alden
Constable Rankin Wallace Reid Jr.
Constable Herrick Bud Geary
Sergeant Field Jack Pennick
Corporal Underhill Rod Cameron
Surgeon Roberts Davison Clark
Bugler Jack Chapin
Wandering Spirit Chief Thundercloud
The Crow Harry Burns
Lesure (as Lou Merrill) Louis Merrill
Mrs. Burns Clara Blandick
Mrs. Shorty Ynez Seabury
Ekawe Eva Puig
Wapiskau Julia Faye
Villager (uncredited) Sam Ash
Mountie (uncredited) Earl Askam
Constable Sanderson (uncredited) Douglas Bates
Constable Simpson (uncredited) John Beach
Blue Owl (uncredited) Chief John Big Tree
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Cecil B. DeMille
Mountie Secretary (uncredited) Donald Curtis
Half-breed Archer (uncredited) Jack Rube Clifford
Half-breed at Riel's HQ (uncredited) Anthony Caruso
Townsman (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum
Capt. Gower Evan Thomas
Indian Monte Blue
Indian Servant Dick Botiller
Trapper Ed Brady
Jimmy Jack Byron
Telegrapher Steve Carruthers
Indian Sonny Chorre
Corporal Russ Clark
Half-Caste Irene Coleman
Malcolm Delmar Costello
Anton Sidney D'Albrook
Indian Joe De La Cruz
Indian Jerome de Nuccio
Colin Clay De Roy
Vitale David Dunbar
Constable Grove Jimmie Dundee
Old Man Fred Farrell
Indian Al Ferguson
Mountie James Flavin
Indian Jerry Frank
Minor Role Constant Franke
Armorer William Haade
Pipe-Smoker Walking Past Dusty Eddie Hall
Indian Chuck Hamilton
Constable Norman John Hart
Gustin Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Constable Cameron Weldon Heyburn
Constable Thomas Bob Ireland
Grandmother Soledad Jimenez
Native American Noble Johnson
Villager Jane Keckley
Gatling-Gun Man Frank Lackteen
Constable Adams Ethan Laidlaw
Corporal John Laing
Rosalie Ameda Lambert
Constable Vernon Larry Lawson
Constable Douglas Jack Luden
Indian George Magrill
Indian Mala
Half-breed Archer Fred Malatesta
Constable Palmer Ted Mapes
Marcel Alphonse Martell
Pierre Tony Martelli
Indian Francisco Maran
Half-breed Carl Mathews
Constable Porter Kermit Maynard
Half-breed Archer Tony Merlo
Half-breed Archer John Merton
Squaw Edith Mills
Wapons Louis Natheaux
Niska Norma Gene Nelson
Indian David Newell
Indian Paul Newlan
Half-breed Jimmy O'Gatty
Hostler Ted Oliver
Half-breed Nestor Paiva
George Higgins Emory Parnell
Halfbreed Archer Tony Paton
Corporal James Pierce
Zachary Albert Pollet
Burns John Power
Half-breed Alonzo Price
Minor Role Tex Rand
Freddie George Regas
Half-breed Archer Pedro Regas
Mountie Cyril Ring
Trapper Dick Rush
Corporal Jack Rutherford
Felix Hector V. Sarno
Half-breed Archer Harry Semels
Farrier Walter Shumway
Minor Role Teet Smith
Cree Indian in Council lodge Charles Soldani
Maxime Robert St. Angelo
Half-breed Archer Charles Stevenson
Mountie Paul Sutton
Mountie Colin Tapley
Constable Judson Phillip Terry
Indian Chief Thunderbird
Mountie Archie Twitchell
Half-breed Archer Foy Van Dolsen
Half-breed Archer Harry J. Vejar
Indian Billy Wilkerson
Susie Charlene Wyatt
Indian Chief Yowlachie

Art — Art Direction: Hans Dreier
Art — Art Direction: Roland Anderson
Art — Art Direction: William Flannery
Camera — Director of Photography: Victor Milner
Camera — Director of Photography: W. Howard Greene
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Joe De Young
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Natalie Visart
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Wally Westmore
Crew — Sound Recordist: Harry Lindgren
Crew — Sound Recordist: John Cope
Crew — Special Effects: Barney Wolff
Crew — Stunts: Chuck Hamilton
Crew — Stunts: William Alley
Directing — Assistant Director: Eric Stacey
Directing — Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Editing — Editor: Anne Bauchens
Production — Associate Producer: William H. Pine
Production — Executive Producer: William LeBaron
Production — Producer: Cecil B. DeMille
Sound — Orchestrator: Charles Bradshaw
Sound — Orchestrator: George Parrish
Sound — Orchestrator: Herman Hand
Sound — Orchestrator: John Leipold
Sound — Orchestrator: Leo Shuken
Sound — Original Music Composer: Victor Young
Writing — Novel: R.C. Fetherstonhaugh
Writing — Screenplay: Alan Le May
Writing — Screenplay: Jesse Lasky Jr.