Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Directed by	Fred C. Brannon Yakima Canutt
Produced by	M.J. Frankovich
Written by	Franklin Adreon Basil Dickey Sol Shor Robert G Walker
Starring	Jim Bannon Virginia Belmont Anthony Warde Dorothy Granger Bill Van Sickel Tom Steele Dale Van Sickel
Cinematography	John MacBurnie
Release date(s)	24 April 1948 (serial)[1] 31 December 1956 (re-release)[1] 1966 (TV)[1]
Running time	12 chapters / 167 minutes (serial)[1] 100 minutes (TV)[1]
Budget	$150,038 (negative cost: $150,130)[1]

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) is a Northern Republic film serial.

Cast

• Jim Bannon as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP
• Virginia Belmont as Roberta "Bobbie" Page
• Anthony Warde as Mort Fowler
• Dorothy Granger as Skagway Kate
• Bill Van Sickel as Dan Page
• Tom Steele as Fagan/Carter/Truck Driver/Lou/Sloane/Spike
• Dale Van Sickel as Boyd/Pete/Bart/Scott/Steele

Production

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted was budgeted at $150,038 although the final negative cost was $150,130 (a $92, or 0.1%, overspend).^[1]

It was filmed between 7 October and 28 October 1947.^[1] The serial's production number was 1699.^[1]

Stunts

• Tom Steele as Sergeant Chris Royal (doubling Jim Bannon)
• Dale Van Sickel as Mort Fowler (doubling Anthony Warde)
• Carey Loftin
• Eddie Parker
• Ken Terrell
• Bud Wolfe

Special effects

The special Effects were created by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted's official release date is 24 April 1948, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Chapter titles

1. Legend of Genghis Khan (20min)
2. Key to the Legend (13min 20s)
3. Ghost Town (13min 20s)
4. Terror in the Sky (13min 20s)
5. Pursuit (13min 20s)
6. Stolen Cargo (13min 20s)
7. The Fatal Shot (13min 20s)
8. Fatal Testimony/False Testimony (13min 20s)^[2]
9. The Prisoner Spy (13min 20s)
10. The Secret Meeting (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
11. Secret of the Altar (13min 20s)
12. Liquid Jewels (13min 20s)

_Source:^[1][3]

See also

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Mathis, Jack. Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 104–105. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8. 
2. ^ "Fatal Testimony" is recorded as the title of the eighth chapter in William C. Cline's In the Nick of Time while "False Testimony" is recorded as the title in Jack Mathis' Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement.
3. ^ Cline, William C.. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. p. 247. ISBN 078640471X. 

External links

• Dangers of the Canadian Mounted at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by G-Men Never Forget (1948)

Republic Serial Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)

Succeeded by Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)