Water for Canitoga

Wasser für Canitoga – German title

Canitoga – Danish title

Alaska – Dutch title

Hoe in Alaska de saboteurs ontmaskerd warden – Dutch title

Drame à Canitoga – French title

Canitoga – Greek title

Canitoga höse – Hungarian title

Canitoga – Italian title

Canitoga – Spanish title

Izvrsio sam naredbu – Yugoslavian title

Water for Canitoga – English title

 

A 1939 German production [Bavaria-Filmkunst (Munich)]

Producer: C.W. Tetting (Carl Wilhelm Tetting)

Director: Herbert Selpin

Story: Egon Eis, Otto Eis, Hans Rehfish

Screenplay: Emil Burri, Peter Francke (Kurt Hohoff) , Walter-Zerlett-Olfenius

Cinematography: Josef Illig, Franz Koch [black & white]

Music: Peter Kreuder

Song: “Good Bye, Johnny” sung by Hans Albers

Running time: 119 minutes

 

Cast:

Oliver Monstuart/Nicholsen – Hans Albers

Lilly – Charlotte Susa (Charlotte Wegmüller)

Winifred Gardener – Hilde Sessak

Gilbert Trafford – Peter Voß

Ingram – Josef Sieber

Ruski – Anfrews Engelmann (Andre von Engelmann)

Dyke – Karl Dannemann (Carl Dannemann)

Shatterhand – Hans Mierendorff (Johannes Mierendorff)

Governor – Heinrich Schroth

Sheriff – Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Saboteur – Beppo Brem (Josef Brem)

Reeve – Willy Rösner

Westbrook – Carl Wery (Carl Wery de Lemans)

Reechy – Heinrich Kalnberg

Girl on the road – Katja Bennefeld

Silvester Gast – Peter Busse

Vormann – Henry Pleß

Director – Ernst Rotmund

Lagerazt – Arnulf Schröder

Professor – Bruno Ziener

Gast – Max Harry Ernst

Ormand – Fritz Reiff

Johnny – Louis Brody (M’bebe Mpessa)

Workers – Arthur Reinhardt, Wilhelm Konig

With: Walter Bechmann, Lydia Schulenberg

Stunts: Beate Uhse

 

In 1905, engineer Oliver Montstuart is in Canada with hundreds of workers building a water line to the city of Canitoga. Numerous acts of sabotage constantly set the project back. Ironically, Oliver is held responsible. The suspect is shot by Oliver in self-defense and then he escapes into the mountains. A warrant is issued for Oliver’s arrest. After a time Oliver returns calling himself Nicholsen. He determines Ingram is the man behind the attacks. Before a leak in the line which will threaten the bursting of the dam Oliver/Nicholsen is able to close it. Now completion of the dam is accomplished shortly before Oliver dies.
 
YouTube film clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1GxxsBH0M