this filming of the oft tell rex beach tale be a knock down and drag em out and shoot em up story of a group of your favorite player and transport from the old west to the alaska gold rush . and it be a whole bunch of fun . you just can not beat the cast . even to the small part such a russell simpson a flapjack and the consummate drunk jack norton a skinner . of course and the main character and wayne and dietrich and scott be the focal point which pull the story together . they be at their best with dietrich a the sassy dance hall owner represent randolph scott play against type a a unapologetic scoundrel represent and margaret lindsay and usually the sweet virginal type be also against type here a a schemer with a heart of gold ( well and sort of ) . but there be something about richard barthelmess that keep my attention . here be an oscar winner ( the patent leather kid ) and who be as big a they get during the silent era but just couldn not seem to make the transition to talkie ( with the exception of only angel have wing ) . and i be not sure why . it wasn not his look and his voice or his acting style . maybe he just do not age well ( he be only 47 when this film be make but looked old ) . whatever the case and he do a good job here but you know from the beginning that he have to die somewhere along the line . and sure enough and he do . the film include one of the most famous fight scene in movie history between wayne and scott ( although the use of stunt double be pretty obvious ) . they brawl upstairs and downstairs and on the stair and and out the door . it a dandy . it a rousing and good time film that be worth watch . i like it .