Snow Dog

Snow Dog
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Written by	James Oliver Curwood (novel) William Raynor
Produced by	William F. Broidy Lindsley Parsons
Starring	Kirby Grant Martha Hyer Harry Lauter Philip Van Zandt
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Ace Herman
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	July 16, 1950 (1950-07-16)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Snow Dog is a 1950 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Elena Verdugo and Rick Vallin. It was the third of a series of ten films featuring Grant as a Canadian Mountie. ^[1]

Plot

Men have been found in the White Woods after being killed by the Phantom Wolf, which looks like Corporal Rod McDonald’s dog Chinook. When Corporal McDonald and Chinook come to investigate the locals fear the dog and want to kill him. McDonald discovers that the Phantom Wolf had been trained to kill by men trying to obtain mineral rights in the area. ^[2]

Cast

• Kirby Grant as Corporal Rod McDonald – RCMP
• Elena Verdugo as Andrée Blanchard
• Rick Vallin as Louis Blanchard
• Milburn Stone as Dr. F. J. McKenzie
• Richard Karlan as Biroff
• Jane Adrian as Red Feather
• Hal Gerard as Henchman Antoine
• Richard Avonde as Henchman Phillippe
• Duke York as Henchman Duprez
• Guy Zanette as Henchman Baptiste
• Chinook as Chinook, Webb's Dog

See also

• Trail of the Yukon (1949)
• The Wolf Hunters (1949)
• Call of the Klondike (1950)
• Northwest Territory (1951)
• Yukon Manhunt (1951)
• Yukon Gold (1952)
• Fangs of the Arctic (1953)
• Northern Patrol (1953)
• Yukon Vengeance (1954)

References

1. Drew, p. 225.
2. Mountie Rob Webb Films 1 - 5

Bibliography

• Drew, Bernard. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Snow Dog at IMDb