The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
In time-honored fashion, a couple of supporting players -- George Dolenz and Bill Kennedy -- found themselves elevated to starring roles in this minor Universal serial. They played Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers investigating the murder of a miner. The story, of course, was less important than speed and action, which directors Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins delivered in typical slap-dash Universal style. Starlet Daun Kennedy did not make much of an impression as the imperiled leading lady, and former star Robert Armstrong (of King Kong fame) was wasted in a subordinate role. Rondo Hatton, a non-actor whose grotesque appearance (caused by acromegaly, the so-called "Elephant Man" disease) was tastelessly exploited by Universal in the '40s, appeared as one of the outlaws.
Directors:
Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor.
Writers:
Joseph O'Donnell, Tom Gibson, Harold Channing Wire.
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Bill Kennedy as Corporal J. Wayne Decker |
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Daun Kennedy as June Bailey |
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George Dolenz as Constable 'Frenchy' Moselle |
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Milburn Stone as Brad Taggart |
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Robert Armstrong as Jonathan Price |
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Rondo Hatton as Bull Andrews |
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Paul E. Burns as 'Latitude' Bucket |
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Danny Morton as Eddie 'Dancer' Clare, Price's Card Dealer |
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Addison Richards as Jackson Decker |
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Tom Fadden as 'Lode' MacKenzie |
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Joe Haworth as Bunker (Chief Gold Raider) (as Joseph Haworth) |
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Helen Bennett as Dillie Clark aka Madame Mysterioso |
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Joseph Crehan as RCMP Sergeant Nelson |
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Selmer Jackson as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald |
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Daral Hudson as RCMP Sergeant Ladue |
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George Lloyd as Kent (Gold Raider) |
| Directing | Lewis D. Collins | Director |
| Directing | Ray Taylor | Director |
| Writing | Joseph O'Donnell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tom Gibson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harold Channing Wire | Screenplay |
| Editing | Irving Birnbaum | Editor |
| Editing | Jack Dolan | Editor |
| Editing | Alvin Todd | Editor |
| Editing | Edgar Zane | Editor |
| Crew | Sol Gorss | Stunts |
| Camera | Jerome Ash | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography |
| Production | Morgan Cox | Producer |
