North West Mounted Police(a.k.a. "The Scarlet Riders")
US (1940): Adventure/Romance/War
More history according to DeMille and his first excursion into Technicolor. This carefully manicured action-adventure takes place in the deep forests and expansive mountains of the Canadian Northwest (really a pine forest built by DeMille on the Paramount backlot). The Canadian Riel Rebellion, an uprising by half-breed rebels and Indians, rages in the background as Texas Ranger Gary Cooper comes looking for murderer George Bancroft. He moves in with the red-coated Mounted Police and attracts the attention of both Mountie Foster's girl Madeleine Carroll and the half-breed temptress Paulette Goddard. Determined to get the part of Louvette in the film Goddard went to DeMille's office made-up, attired and behaving as the character. DeMille, at first reluctant, gave in. Other cast members include Preston Foster, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Akim Tamiroff and Lon Chaney Jr. (amctv.com)
5 nominations, 1 Award
· Best Film Editing 1940: Anne Bauchens
· Interior Decoration (Color) 1940: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson - Art Direction
· Cinematography (Color) 1940: Victor Milner, W. Howard Greene
· Music Scoring Awards (Original Score) 1940: Victor Young
· Sound Recording 1940: Loren L. Ryder