The Royal Mounted Rides Again
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.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 13 chapters (221 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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) |