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Dangers Of The Canadian Mounted [VHS]

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Republic Pictures present "DANGERS OF THE CANADIAN MOUNTED" (1948) (163 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, Anthony Warde, Dorothy Strange & Bill Van Sickel, 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 Serial Factory, released on February 17, 1948, story thus far, local badmen discover a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border, but the treasure is hidden somewhere on land ... making efforts to find the hidden treasure they resort to murder and sabotage to stop the construction of the Alcan highway which will bring homesteaders to the area ... our hero RCMP's Sergeant Chris Royal battles to find Republic Serials badmen and learn the identity of their mysterious leader known only as "The Boss", can this be accomplished in only 12 exciting cliffhanger episodes.

Under Fred C. Brannon (Director), Enos "Yakima" Canutt (Director), M.J. Frankovich (Associate Producer), Franklin Adreon (Screenwriter), Basil Dickey (Screenwriter), Sol Shor (Screenwriter), Robert G. Walker (Screenwriter), Mort Glickman (Music Director), John MacBurnie (Cinematographer), Cliff Bell Sr.(Editor), Sam Starr (Editor), Fred A. Ritter (Art Director), John McCarthy Jr (Set Decoration),. James Redd (Set Decoration), Bob Mark (Makeup), Peggy Gray (Hair Stylist), Roy Wade (Production Manager), Earl Crain Sr (Sound), Mandine Rogne (Sound Effects), Howard Lydecker (Special Effects), Theodore Lydecker (Special Effects) ------ the cast includes Jim Bannon (Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP), Virginia Belmont (Roberta 'Bobbie' Page), Anthony Warde (Mort Fowler), Dorothy Granger (Skagway Kate), Bill Van Sickel (Dan Page), Tom Steele (Fagan/Carter/Truck Driver/Lou/Sloane/Spike), Dale Van Sickel (Boyd/Pete/Bart/Scott/Steele), I. Stanford Jolley (Professor J.P. Belanco), Phil Warren (Corporal George Hale), Lee Morgan (Dale, Henchman), James Dale (Andrew "Andy' Knight), Ted Adams (Oldtimer' Meggs, Skagway Kates Piano Player), John Crawford (Danton, Henchman), Jack Clifford (U. S. Marshal), Eddie Parker (Lowry, Henchman), Frank O'Connor (Commissioner Barton), Jack Kirk (A.L. Thomas (Druggist) (uncredited), Carey Lo(Baggage Car Clerk/Henchman Porter), Ted Mapes (Mack (Mountie at Post 3) ), House Peters Jr. (Henchman Ford), Marshall Reed (Dave/R. C. Mounted Policeman Douglas/Williams/Jim),
Al Taylor (Track Heavy #1), Ken Terrell (Art/Curry/Fenton/Grady/Masters/Guard/Tom), Robert J. Wilke (Corporal Baxter (Radioman), Bud Wolfe (Henchman Zeke -Henchman Vance) ... great stunt work by the Republic stunt personnel Tom Steele (stunt double: Jim Bannon), Dale Van Sickel (stunt double: Anthony Warde), Carey Loftin (stunt double), Eddie Parker (stunt double), Ken Terrell (stunt double), Bud Wolfe (stunt double), --- don't leave the theater until the final chapter "Liquid Jewels" ... another winner from the vaults of Republic Serials --- this is a must watch for the serial buffs in all of us.

CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Legend of Genghis Khan
2. Key to the Legend
3. Ghost Town
4. Terror in the Sky
5. Pursuit
6. Stolen Cargo
7. The Fatal Shot
8. Fatal Testimony
9. The Prisoner Spy
10.The Secret Meeting
11.Secret of the Altar
12.Liquid Jewels

BIOS:
1. Jim Bannon
Date of birth: 9 April 1911 - Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death:28 July 1984 - Ventura, California
[Special footnote, appeared in "Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere" (1951)
and "Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe" (1953) TV Series]

2. Anthony Warde
Date of birth: 4 November 1908 - Pennsylvania
Date of death: 8 January 1975 - Hollywood, California
[Special footnote, appeared in "King of the Forest Rangers" (1946/Serial) and
The Black Widow (1947/Serial]

3. I. Stanford Jolley (aka: Isaac Stanford Jolley)
Date of birth: 24 October 1900 - New Jersey
Date of death: 7 December 1978 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
[Special footnote, the boss villain in the '40s, mostly appearing for such poverty-row companies
as Monogram and PRC, a regular member of the Republic Pictures' stock company, appeared in
"Crimson Ghost" (1946), plus 25 films for them between 1936 and 1954.]

4. Fred C. Brannon (Director) ("The Black Widow" (1947)/Serial)
Date of birth: 26 April 1901 - Louisiana, USA
Date of death: 6 April 1953 - Los Angeles, California
[Special footnote, "King of the Rocket Men" has a truly amazing mid-air chase in one of its early
chapters, ending with a startlingly realistic piece of stunt work as the rocket man flies in pursuit of
a plane, Brannon also directed episodes of the "Commando Cody" (1953) television series]

5. Yakima Canutt (aka: Enos Edward Canutt) (Director)
Date of birth: 29 November 1895 - Colfax, Washington
Date of death: 24 May 1986 - North Hollywood, California
[Special footnote, Hollywood's most renowned stuntman and second unit director, a pioneer
the field, named Yakima after the city of Yakima, Washington. Installed in the "Cowboy Hall of Fame"
in Oklahoma City, OK.]

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
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.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
16.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
17.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
18.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
19.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
20.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
21.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
22.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
24.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
25.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
26.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
27.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
28.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) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") 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: 163 mins on VHS ~ Republic Video ~ (7/18/1995)