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Back to God's Country (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Back to God's Country: Directed by Joseph Pevney. With Rock Hudson, Marcia Henderson, Steve Cochran, Hugh O'Brian. In north-western Canada,in the 1870s,American schooner captain Peter Keith hopes to return to America with a cargo of furs before winter but two local crooks plan to steal Keith's cargo,boat and wife.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Joseph Pevney
- 1953-11
The onscreen title card reads: "James Oliver Curwood's Back to God's Country." In 1920, Curwood republished his short story in the book Back to God's Country...and other stories. The film begins with the following written foreword: "Out of the Canadian Northwest, following the gold rush era, came a tale of courage involving two men, a woman-and ...
Back to God's Country is a 1953 American adventure western film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Rock Hudson, Marcia Henderson and Steve Cochran.. Plot. In the late 1800s in the remote western regions of North America, sinister businessman Paul Blake and his helper Frank Hudson kill an Eskimo, steal his map and viciously beat his sled dog.
Two other films based on Curwen's short story, "Wapi, the Walrus," which also bear the title Back to God's Country, include the 1927 Universal production directed by Irvan Willat and starring Renee Adoree and Robert Frazer, and the 1953 U-I production directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Rock Hudson and Marcia Henderson.
- David M. Hartford
- Nell Shipman
Back to God's Country is a 1919 Canadian drama film directed by David Hartford. It is one of the earliest Canadian feature films. The film starred and was co-written by Canadian actress Nell Shipman. With an estimated budget of over $67,000, it was the most successful silent film in Canadian history.
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Back to God's Country was made for a very specific audience. Happily, that audience is me, so I enjoyed it immensely. Narratively the movie makes very little sense (the motivation of the big bad is anyone's guess), but its assets are nevertheless considerable, including the following: all the men are incredibly tall, Rock Hudson is aggressively virile, Steve Cochran is creepy as hell and, also ...
