The Royal Mounted Rides Again | |
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Directed by | Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
Written by | Joseph O'Donnell Tom Gibson Harold Channing Wire |
Produced by | Morgan Cox |
Starring | George Dolenz Bill Kennedy Daun Kennedy Paul E. Burns Milburn Stone Robert Armstrong |
Cinematography | Jerome Ash Charles Van Enger |
Edited by | Norman A. Cerf (supervisor) Irving Birnbaum Jack Dolan Alvin Todd Edgar Zane |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 13 chapters (221 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Royal Mounted Rides Again is a 1945 Universal Pictures film serial. Actor and popular singing cowboy of the day Jack Randall died during the making of this serial.
Mine owner Jackson Decker orders his manager to obtain miner Tom Bailey's milling machinery, no matter what the cost. When Bailey is found murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Jackson and his manager. Jackson's son, a Canadian Mountie, is directed to seek out the murderer, or murderers, and bring them to justice.
The Mountie joins forces with a French-Canadian policeman, Bailey's beautiful daughter, and a phony palm reader to learn the truth. The foursome soon discover that there is a secret gold mine, a double crossing casino owner, and a forger at the bottom of the crime.
Cline claims that The Royal Mounted Rides Again is "pretty close to being the weakest chapter film [Universal] ever made." An excellent cast was wasted and the story "wandered aimlessly [with] almost no suspense." [1]
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