by Don Kaye
synopsis
Belle Of The Yukon is standard backstage musical fare, featuring Randolph Scott as a reformed con man who has fled north from the law and opened a successful dancehall/ gambling establishment in the upper reaches of Malamute. Meanwhile, his former lover Belle (Gypsy Rose Lee), who he deserted when he went on the lam, arrives as part of a new show troupe and finds her ex-boyfriend's new ways powerfully attractive. But Lettie Candless (Dinah Shore) also has designs on our hero. A thin plot and light characterizations are kept afloat by bouncy performances, glitzy production, and the usual clutch of sprightly musical numbers.
characteristics
- Romantic Betrayal
- Cons And Scams
- Taming The West
- Reformation
- Owner
- Reform [improve]
- Songwriter
- Songwriting
- One-against-odds
- Musical [play]
- Gambler
- Bar [pub]
- Gambling
- Going-straight
- Love
