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Canadian Mounties Vs Atomic Invaders [VHS]

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Foreigners (it's never specify what kind) are planning to destroy North America with missiles. It's up to Canadian forest ranger William Henry (who reminds me of William Holden) to stop them. New comer to serials Susan Morrow does an all right job as William's sidekick. Arthur Space is by the far best part of Canadian Mounties fooling the ranger with a dim wit persona named Smokey Joe. This is not an amazing serial, but it's passable. 2.5 rounded to 3.

I enjoyed this one greatly. It was all set in the cold and snowy yukon with sled dogs and all. This is a must have for any collector of serials.

Republic Pictures present "CANADIAN MOUNTIES VS ATOMIC INVADERS" (1953) (169 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Bill Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space, Dale Van Sickel & Pierre Watkin, relive those thrilling days week after week venue brought you to the theater, as you were mesmerized in your seat waiting for the final chapter ... exciting action within 12 episodes from the Republic Serials department, released in June 8,1953, the plot line follows a villain named Marlof attempts to set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatch agents to try to stop him, exciting chapter play about a foreign power raising havoc on the Republic lot ... the once fabulous Republic Studio serial machine turned out true masterpieces of action during the late 30s and early 40s ... remember this serial from the Saturday double features at our neighborhood theater ... 12 breathtaking chapters come across with all the gusto Republic Studios has to offer.

Under Franklin Adreon (Director/Associate Producer), Ronald Davidson (Screenplay), John MacBurnie (Cinematographer), Cliff Bell Sr.(Editor), Joseph Harrison (Editor) ------- the cast includes William Henry (Sgt. Don Roberts), Susan Morrow (Kay Conway), Arthur Space (Marlof (Smokey Joe), Dale Van Sickel (Beck), Pierre Watkin (Commissioner Morrison), Holly Bane (Reed), Stanley Andrews (Mr. Anderson), Harry Lauter (Clark, a Mountie), Hank Patterson (Jed Larson, trapper), Edmund Cobb (Mr. Warner), Tom Steele (Mack, truck driver), George DeNormand (Ed Peters, boat renter), William Fawcett (Murphy, old timer), Fred Graham (Mason) --- great stunt work by the Republic stunt personnel --- don't leave the theater until the final chapter ... another winner from the vaults of Republic Serials --- this is a must watch for the serial buffs in all of us.

BIOS:
1. William Henry
Date of birth: 10 November 1914 - Los Angeles, California
Date of death: 10 August 1982 - Los Angeles, California

2. Susan Morrow (aka: Jacqueline Ann Teresa Bernadette Immor)
Date of birth: 25 May 1931 - Teaneck, New Jersey
Date of death: 8 May 1985 - San Diego, California

3. Arthur Space
Date of birth: 12 October 1908 - New Brunswick, New Jersey
Date of death: 13 January 1983 - Hollywood, California

4. Franklin Adreon (Director)
Date of birth: 18 November 1902 - Gambrills, Maryland
Date of death: 10 September 1979 - Ventura County, California

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2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
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4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)
5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.The Lost City (Kane Richmond, William Stage Boyd & George Gabby Hayes)
16.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
17.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
18.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
19.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
20.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
21.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
22.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
24.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
25.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
26.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
27.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
28.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
29.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 169 mins on VHS ~ Republic Video ~ (5/30/1995)