Main Cast: Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Joseph Schildkraut, Elsa Lanchester
Release Year: 1947
Country: US
Run Time: 91 minutes
Plot
Backed by the "American GI Chorus", Nelson Eddy made his final screen appearance in the unusually elaborate Republic musical Northwest Outpost. The story is set in the 1830s, when a good portion of California was owned by Russia. US cavalry officer James Laurence (Nelson Eddy) arrives at one of the Russian colonies to pave the way for the eventual American takeover of the territory. He faces resistance in the form of Prince Nikolai Balinin (Hugo Haas), who has no intention of weakening his despotic hold over the local peasants. The plot thickens when Laurence falls in love with Natalie Alanova (Ilona Massey), the wife of disgraced nobleman Count Igor Savin (Joseph Schildkraut). The script draws several unsubtle parallels between Russian California of 1830 and Communist Russia of 1947, but this can be chalked up to the political tenor of the times. Rudolf Friml's soaring musical score evokes fond memories of Friml's earlier Rose Marie, which of course also starred Nelson Eddy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Lenore Ulric - Baroness Kruposny; Peter Whitney - Volkoff Overseer; Tamara Shayne - Olga Natalia's Maid; Erno Verebes - Kyril Balinin's Aide; George Sorel - Baron Kruposny; Rick Vallin - Dovkin; Richard Alexander - Large Convict; John Bleifer - Groom; Henry Brandon - Chinese Junk Captain; Abe Dinovitch - Rough Man; Igor Dolgoruki; Inna Gest - Woman; Gregory Golubeff; Nina Hansen - Princess Tatiana's Maid; Henry Kulky - Peasant; Michael Mark - Small Convict; George Paris - Ship's Officer; John Peters - Officer; Constantine Romanoff - Convict; Jay Silverheels - Indian Scout; Ray Teal - Wounded Trapper; Michael Visaroff - Capt. Tikhonoff; Max Willenz - Peasant; Hugo Haas - Prince Nickolai Balinin; Sam Savitsky; Peter Seal - Man; Muni Seroff; Dina Smirnova; George Blagoi; Nestor Eristoff - Noble Gentleman; Zoya Karabanova; Nick Kobliansky - Deacon; Marvin Press - Young Man; Molio Sheron - Naval Officer; Eugene Sigaloff - Priest
Credit
Hilyard M. Brown - Art Director, Fred A. Ritter - Art Director, Adele Palmer - Costume Designer, Allan Dwan - Director, Harry Keller - Editor, Rudolf Friml - Composer (Music Score), Robert Armbruster - Musical Direction/Supervision, Bob Mark - Makeup, Reggie Lanning - Cinematographer, Allan Dwan - Producer, Herbert J. Yates - Producer, James S. Redd - Set Designer, John McCarthy - Set Designer, Howard Lydecker - Special Effects, Theodore Lydecker - Special Effects, Laird Doyle - Screenwriter, Elizabeth Meehan - Screenwriter, Richard Sale - Screenwriter, Angela Stuart - Short Story Author
