THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE

US, 1952, 90 minutes, Colour.
Rhonda Flemyng, Agnes Moorhead, Gene Barry, Guy Mitchell, Teresa Brewer.
Directed by Lewis R.Foster.

Those Redheads From Seattle is an entertaining musical western - with an Alaskan setting. It is a vehicle for Gene Barry (in his musical days) and Guy Mitchell. They appeared to good effect in Red Garters. The film is also a vehicle for the belting-it-out singer Teresa Brewer. Rhonda Fleming is the heroine. Agnes Moorehead the fiery mother of the redheads.

The film is colourful, the songs lively - and it was originally shot in 3-D.

1. An entertaining frontier musical? The style of 150s films?

2. 3-D processes? Colour photography? Locations and atmosphere?

3. The musical score, the songs? Guy Mitchell and Teresa Brewer?

4. The familiar frontier story? The focus on Johnny Kisco? The Klondyke Club? The rough life? The attack by the newspaper editor? His death? His wife and daughters arriving? The clashes, suspicions, Kisco helping? The tracking of the murderer? The happy ending? Entertaining familiar material?

5. Johnny Kisco, the Klondyke Club and its style, the attacks by Vance Edmonds, his murder? Kisco's attraction towards Kathie? The reaction of the family? His help, Kathie's suspicions, her forcing Kisco to sell the club? The pursuit of the murderer? The resolution of the truth - happy ending and marriage?

6. The Edmonds family? The background from Seattle, the trip to the north, their hopes, the death of the father? Mrs. Edmonds and her vigour, managing the family? Pat and her singing? Connie and Nell? Kathie and her fiery style, the attack on Cisco, the suspicions, the taking over of the paper, forcing him out, the truth - and the happy resolution?

7. Joe Keenan and his song and dance style? Help in Alaska?

8. The atmosphere of the town, the paper, the ordinary citizens, the Klondike club and its clientele, songs and dances?

9. A slight but entertaining picture of the Alaskan frontier? Those Redheads from Seattle is a pleasant musical western with a period setting and the main action taking place in Alaska. It is a pleasant '50s-style musical with Paramount stars of the time and singers Teresa Brewer and Guy Mitchell. Rhonda Fleming is an attractive heroine, Gene Barry a tough hero and Agnes Moorhead is herself as the fussing mother. The film is attractive and colourful, Guy Mitchell and Teresa Brewer have elaborate staged numbers and there is action and romance including a shoot out in the snow. Direction is by Lewis R. Foster who made many action films (many with Rhonda Fleming) in the 150s at Paramount.