Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
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Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) is a Northern
Republic
film serial
.
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
and The Purple Monster Strikes
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
in 1955.
Source:
Republic
film serial
.
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
and The Purple Monster Strikes
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
in 1955.
Source:
Republic
film serial
.
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
and The Purple Monster Strikes
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
in 1955.
Source:
Northern (genre)
The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP - Virginia BelmontVirginia BelmontVirginia Belmont, also spelled Virginia Belmonte, was an American film actress of the 1940s.Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944 movie Black Arrow...
as Roberta "Bobbie" Page - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Mort Fowler - Dorothy GrangerDorothy GrangerDorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
as Skagway Kate - Bill Van Sickel as Dan Page
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Fagan/Carter/Truck Driver/Lou/Sloane/Spike - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Boyd/Pete/Bart/Scott/Steele
Production
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was budgeted at $150,038 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Sergeant Chris Royal (doubling Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
) - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Mort Fowler (doubling Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
Theatrical
Dangers of the Canadian Mounteds official release date is 24 April 1948, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial Dick Tracy, with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character...
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James AKA John Howard* Steve Darrell as Frank James AKA Bob Carroll* Noel Neill as Judy Powell* George J...
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Marten Lamont as Jerry Blake, Federal Operator 99* Helen Talbot as Joyce Kingston* George J...
and The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
in 1955.
Television
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-released as a film on television in 1966. The title of the film was changed to R.C.M.P. & the Treasure of Genghis Khan. This version was cut down to 100-minutes in length.Chapter titles
- Legend of Genghis Khan (20min)
- Key to the Legend (13min 20s)
- Ghost Town (13min 20s)
- Terror in the Sky (13min 20s)
- Pursuit (13min 20s)
- Stolen Cargo (13min 20s)
- The Fatal Shot (13min 20s)
- Fatal Testimony/False Testimony (13min 20s)
- The Prisoner Spy (13min 20s)
- The Secret Meeting (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- Secret of the Altar (13min 20s)
- Liquid Jewels (13min 20s)
Source:
External links
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) is a NorthernNorthern (genre)
The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP - Virginia BelmontVirginia BelmontVirginia Belmont, also spelled Virginia Belmonte, was an American film actress of the 1940s.Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944 movie Black Arrow...
as Roberta "Bobbie" Page - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Mort Fowler - Dorothy GrangerDorothy GrangerDorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
as Skagway Kate - Bill Van Sickel as Dan Page
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Fagan/Carter/Truck Driver/Lou/Sloane/Spike - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Boyd/Pete/Bart/Scott/Steele
Production
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was budgeted at $150,038 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Sergeant Chris Royal (doubling Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
) - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Mort Fowler (doubling Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
Theatrical
Dangers of the Canadian Mounteds official release date is 24 April 1948, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial Dick Tracy, with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character...
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James AKA John Howard* Steve Darrell as Frank James AKA Bob Carroll* Noel Neill as Judy Powell* George J...
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Marten Lamont as Jerry Blake, Federal Operator 99* Helen Talbot as Joyce Kingston* George J...
and The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
in 1955.
Television
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-released as a film on television in 1966. The title of the film was changed to R.C.M.P. & the Treasure of Genghis Khan. This version was cut down to 100-minutes in length.Chapter titles
- Legend of Genghis Khan (20min)
- Key to the Legend (13min 20s)
- Ghost Town (13min 20s)
- Terror in the Sky (13min 20s)
- Pursuit (13min 20s)
- Stolen Cargo (13min 20s)
- The Fatal Shot (13min 20s)
- Fatal Testimony/False Testimony (13min 20s)
- The Prisoner Spy (13min 20s)
- The Secret Meeting (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- Secret of the Altar (13min 20s)
- Liquid Jewels (13min 20s)
Source:
External links
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) is a NorthernNorthern (genre)
The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP - Virginia BelmontVirginia BelmontVirginia Belmont, also spelled Virginia Belmonte, was an American film actress of the 1940s.Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944 movie Black Arrow...
as Roberta "Bobbie" Page - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Mort Fowler - Dorothy GrangerDorothy GrangerDorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
as Skagway Kate - Bill Van Sickel as Dan Page
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Fagan/Carter/Truck Driver/Lou/Sloane/Spike - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Boyd/Pete/Bart/Scott/Steele
Production
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was budgeted at $150,038 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).
It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947. The serial's production number was 1699.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Sergeant Chris Royal (doubling Jim BannonJim BannonJim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
) - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Mort Fowler (doubling Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
Theatrical
Dangers of the Canadian Mounteds official release date is 24 April 1948, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.This was followed by a re-release of Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial Dick Tracy, with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character...
instead of a new serial. The next new serial, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James AKA John Howard* Steve Darrell as Frank James AKA Bob Carroll* Noel Neill as Judy Powell* George J...
, followed in the autumn.
The serial was re-released on 31 December 1956 between the similar re-releases of Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99
Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Marten Lamont as Jerry Blake, Federal Operator 99* Helen Talbot as Joyce Kingston* George J...
and The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...
. The last original Republic serial release was King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
in 1955.
Television
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-released as a film on television in 1966. The title of the film was changed to R.C.M.P. & the Treasure of Genghis Khan. This version was cut down to 100-minutes in length.Chapter titles
- Legend of Genghis Khan (20min)
- Key to the Legend (13min 20s)
- Ghost Town (13min 20s)
- Terror in the Sky (13min 20s)
- Pursuit (13min 20s)
- Stolen Cargo (13min 20s)
- The Fatal Shot (13min 20s)
- Fatal Testimony/False Testimony (13min 20s)
- The Prisoner Spy (13min 20s)
- The Secret Meeting (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- Secret of the Altar (13min 20s)
- Liquid Jewels (13min 20s)
Source: