The Royal Mounted Rides Again

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Directed by	Lewis D. Collins; Ray Taylor
Produced by	Morgan Cox
Written by	Joseph O'Donnell; Tom Gibson; Harold Channing Wire
Starring	George Dolenz; Bill Kennedy; Daun Kennedy; Paul E. Burns; Milburn Stone; Robert Armstrong
Cinematography	Jerome Ash; Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Norman A. Cerf (supervisor); Irving Birnbaum; Jack Dolan; Alvin Todd; Edgar Zane
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 23, 1945;
Running time	13 chapters (221 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Royal Mounted Rides Again is a 1945 Universal film serial. Adventure serials of this type were popular in the early days of cinema. The serial, often called cliffhangers, would show one episode per week, with an ending that would hide the outcome of an exciting event, sometimes ending with "tune in next week for the exciting continuing saga..", or something along those lines. Actor and popular singing cowboy of the day Addison Randall died during the making of this serial.

Plot

Mine owner Jackson Decker orders his manager to obtain miner Tom Bailey's milling machinery, no matter what the cost. When Bailey is found murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Jackson and his manager. Jackson's son, a Canadian Mountie, is directed to seek out the murderer, or murderers, and bring them to justice.

The Mountie joins forces with a French-Canadian policeman, Bailey's beautiful daughter, and a phony palm reader to learn the truth. The foursome soon discover that there is a secret gold mine, a double crossing casino owner, and a forger at the bottom of the crime.

Cast

George Dolenz as Constable "Frenchy" Moselle
Bill Kennedy as Corporal J. Wayne Decker
Daun Kennedy as June Bailey
Paul E. Burns as "Latitude" Bucket
Milburn Stone as Brad Taggart
Robert Armstrong as Jonathan Price
Danny Morton as Eddie "Dancer" Clare, Price's dealer
Addison Richards as Jackson Decker
Tom Fadden as Lode MacKenzie
Joe Haworth as Bunker
Helen Bennett as Dillie Clark aka Madame Mysterioso
Joseph Crehan as Sergeant Nelson
Selmer Jackson as Superintendent MacDonald
Daral Hudson as Sergeant Ladue
George Lloyd as Kent

Critical reception

Cline claims that The Royal Mounted Rides Again is "pretty close to being the weakest chapter film [Universal] ever made." An excellent cast was wasted and the story "wandered aimlessly [with] almost no suspense."[1]

Chapter titles

Canaska [sic] Gold
The Avalanche Trap
River on Fire
Skyline Target
Murder Toboggan
Ore Car Accident
Buckboard Runaway
Thundering Water
Dead Men for Decoys
Derringer Death
Night Trail Danger
Twenty Dollar Double Cross
Flaming Showdown

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References

Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 46. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Preceded by Secret Agent X-9 (1945)	Universal Serial The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)	Succeeded by The Scarlet Horsemen (1946)

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[1] Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 46. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

[2] Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.