---
title: 'Spawn of the North (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Hathaway'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/spawn-of-the-north-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030775/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Spawn of the North (1938)

1938 · 112 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Spawn of the North is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway about rival fishermen in Alaska starring George Raft, Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour and featuring Akim Tamiroff and John Barrymore. Spawn of the North is based on the novel of the same name by Barrett Willoughby and shares plot similarities with The Virginian, transferred to Alaska.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Hathaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hathaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak), [Jules Furthman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-furthman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Albert Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lewin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Ellsworth Hoagland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-hoagland)

## Cast

- [Vladimir Sokoloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-sokoloff)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Henry Fonda](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-fonda)
- [Lynne Overman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-overman)
- [John Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wray)
- [Wade Boteler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-boteler)
- [Frank Puglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-puglia)
- [Akim Tamiroff](https://cinepixo.com/people/akim-tamiroff)
- [John Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barrymore)
- [Dorothy Lamour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-lamour)
- [Monte Blue](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-blue)
- [Eddie Marr](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marr)
- [George Raft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-raft)
- [Fuzzy Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/fuzzy-knight)
- [Duncan Renaldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-renaldo)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/spawn-of-the-north-1938
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