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Romance Road

  • 19381938
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
201
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POPULARITY
274,712
66,510
Walter Cassel and Anne Nagel in Romance Road (1938)
ShortAdventureMusical
A RCMP sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada.A RCMP sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada.A RCMP sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
201
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
274,712
66,510
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    • Director
      • Bobby Connolly
    • Writer
      • Ed Earl Repp(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Walter Cassel
      • Anne Nagel
      • Craig Reynolds
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    • Director
      • Bobby Connolly
    • Writer
      • Ed Earl Repp(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Walter Cassel
      • Anne Nagel
      • Craig Reynolds
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    • 6User reviews
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    Walter Cassel
    Walter Cassel
    • Sergeant Shane Rollins
    Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    • Dawn MacDonald
    Craig Reynolds
    Craig Reynolds
    • Flood
    Linda Perry
    Linda Perry
    • Nina
    Owen King
    • Baptiste LaGrange
    Sol Gorss
    Sol Gorss
    • Mountie Corporal
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    • Trapper at Fight
    • (uncredited)
    Gordon Hart
    • Angus MacDonald
    • (uncredited)
    Leyland Hodgson
    Leyland Hodgson
    • Inspector Ramsey
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    • Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Ethan Laidlaw
    Ethan Laidlaw
    • Trapper
    • (uncredited)
    Wade Lane
    • Minister
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    • Daley
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Panzer
    Paul Panzer
    • Pierre
    • (uncredited)
    James P. Spencer
    • Black Wolf
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Wilson
    Tom Wilson
    • Dynamiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bobby Connolly
    • Writer
      • Ed Earl Repp(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Primarly made to show off and experiment with the new 3-color Technicolor process and to support longer B&W feature films from the same studio, just as it's now included as an extra on the DVD of WB's The Life of Emile Zola (1937) starring Paul Muni.
    • Quotes

      Angus MacDonald: The railroad will go through with our bones for ballast.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening Credit: In the vast Northwest Territory the effective policing by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has long held the admiration of the civilized world. No finer law-enforcement agency exists anywhere. The Mountie is synonymous with justice, human sympathy, and -- Romance . . . . . .
    • Connections
      Edited into Musical Movieland (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Song of the Mounted Police
      (uncredited)

      Music by M.K. Jerome

      Lyrics by Jack Scholl

      Played during the opening credits and occsionally in the score

      Sung by a chorus during the opening scene and the wedding scene

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    Warners take on Rose-Marie
    This beautiful 3-strip Technicolor two reeler is a variation on the Friml-Stothart-Harbach-Hammerstein musical dealing with Canadian Mounties. This time around there is conflict between the men building a new railroad and the native French-Canadian trappers. Also in the mix, like Rose-Marie, is an abusive relationship between a white man and a Native American girl. The Mountie is summoned to save the day.

    It's not a bad film, but the plot may be a bit much for a two reel short and characters are undeveloped. It's all rather melodramatic. The film is also devoid of humor. The songs, with lyrics by Jack Scholl and music by M. K. Jerome, are serviceable, but are not in the class with Friml melodies. Don't get me wrong. Scholl and Jerome wrote tons of music and lyrics mostly for Warners shorts and "B" pictures. Occasionally, one of their songs found its way into an "A" production, like "Knock on Wood" in "Casablanca" or "Some Sunday Morning" from "San Antonio". They are definitely unsung musical heroes of Hollywood and their work should be re-evaluated.
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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Technicolor Specials (1937-1938 season) #3: Romance Road
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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