An Englishman takes possession of his grandfather's Canadian land but he faces various challenges such as disgruntled locals, a ruthless contractor, a new power dam and his own bad health.

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Bruce Campbell
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Owen Morgan
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Boy Bladen
Barbara Murray ...
Jean Lucas
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James MacDonald
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Miss Abigail
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Ben Creasy
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Mac
Sidney James ...
Tim
Mary Merrall ...
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Max
Roland Brand ...
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Old Man
Peter Illing ...
The Doctor
Maurice Kaufmann ...
Man at Golden Calf (as Maurice Kaufman)
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Bruce Campbell arrives in Canada to take over his grandfather's inheritance, an area on the Rockies know as Campbell's Kingdom. Told by doctors he has a short time to live he just a wants to live quietly up at his grandfathers house in peace. But he soon learns that a dam is being build that will flood Campbell's Kingdom. After locals who gave money to his grandfather believing there to be oil but losing their money, they all want the dam to be build to give them jobs. Bruce given a letter from his grandfather that says he believes there is oil in Campbell's Kingdom, which would stop the work on the dam. Bruce decides to try and clear his grandfathers name and his claim about the oil. In the progress he has to face the forces of nature and ruthless contactor Owen Mogan. Written by steveocraig

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Rugged Wildcatters...Fighting the Treacherous Might of the Canadian Rockies! See more »

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9 December 1957 (Sweden)  »

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Främling i Klippiga bergen  »

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Edited into The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) See more »

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12 January 2007 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

I haven't seen this film for a long time. I saw it in the cinema in the late 50's early 60's and over the years since on TV. I think it probably still stands up due to the fact that it is in colour, it's a good clean action film with no heavy violence or strong language, and it has some familiar faces in it. Sid James of course was in Hell Drivers playing a truck driver,with Stanley Baker,who was the hero but, in this one he is the baddie, as he was in Checkpoint which also starred James Robertson Justice who was in the Doctor films with Dirk Bogarde. There are probably other connections, but this and the other films are very straight forward and untaxing to watch.


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