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The Royal Mounted Rides Again

58% | Oct 23, 1945 | Action, Western

In time-honored fashion, a couple of supporting players -- George Dolenz and Bill Kennedy -- found themselves elevated to starring roles in this minor Universal serial. They played Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers investigating the murder of a miner. The story, of course, was less important than speed and action, which directors Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins delivered in typical slap-dash Universal style. Starlet Daun Kennedy did not make much of an impression as the imperiled leading lady, and former star Robert Armstrong (of King Kong fame) was wasted in a subordinate role. Rondo Hatton, a non-actor whose grotesque appearance (caused by acromegaly, the so-called "Elephant Man" disease) was tastelessly exploited by Universal in the '40s, appeared as one of the outlaws.

Featured Crew

Ray Taylor
Director
Harold Channing Wire
Screenplay

Cast

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Bill Kennedy
Corporal J. Wayne Decker
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Daun Kennedy
June Bailey
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George Dolenz
Constable 'Frenchy' Moselle
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Milburn Stone
Brad Taggart
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Robert Armstrong
Jonathan Price

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