Klondike - 1932

Dr. Robert Cromwell performs a delicate operation, that has never been done before, and the patient dies. Charged with malpractice and manslaughter, his trial is national news but the jury acquits him. But the court of public opinion is still against him, and the medical board is meeting to decide whether or not to take his medical license away from him. Before they do, Cromwell, an amateur pilot, decides to join his friend, WWI Ace Donald Evans, on a flight to Alaska looking for a shorter route to Japan by following the Aleutian Islands. They crash in Alaska and Evans is killed, but Cromwell is rescued by a fur trapper named Tom Ross. He takes Cromwell to Armstrong's Trading Post, where is is nursed back to health by Klondike, a girl who works for Armstrong, and was engaged to marry Armstrong's son Jim. The latter is suffering from the same disease that Cromwell's last patient had...

68min
1932
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.4/10

Cast

Thelma Todd profile pictureThelma ToddKlondike
Lyle Talbot profile pictureLyle TalbotRobert Cromwell
Henry B. Walthall profile pictureHenry B. WalthallMark Armstrong
Jason Robards Sr. profile pictureJason Robards Sr.Jim Armstrong
Priscilla Dean profile picturePriscilla DeanMiss Porter
Myrtle Stedman profile pictureMyrtle StedmanMiss Fielding
Ethel Wales profile pictureEthel WalesSadie Jones
Earl Dwire profile pictureEarl DwireJury Foreman

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Klondike Overview

Dr. Robert Cromwell performs a delicate operation, that has never been done before, and the patient dies. Charged with malpractice and manslaughter, his trial is national news but the jury acquits him. But the court of public opinion is still against him, and the medical board is meeting to decide whether or not to take his medical license away from him. Before they do, Cromwell, an amateur pilot, decides to join his friend, WWI Ace Donald Evans, on a flight to Alaska looking for a shorter route to Japan by following the Aleutian Islands. They crash in Alaska and Evans is killed, but Cromwell is rescued by a fur trapper named Tom Ross. He takes Cromwell to Armstrong's Trading Post, where is is nursed back to health by Klondike, a girl who works for Armstrong, and was engaged to marry Armstrong's son Jim. The latter is suffering from the same disease that Cromwell's last patient had...

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 68min

Extra details

Original Title: Klondike
Original Language: English
Directed By: Phil Rosen
Production Companies
W.T. Lackey Productions