I've seen a few of these Renfrew of the Royal Mounted pictures now and I can't help thinking that Dave O'Brien should have been the title character. He's better looking and more rugged, but James Newill can sing so I guess that's why he got the nod. Still, O'Brien looks like he should be the hero, in fact he even makes the save in this picture for his pal Renfrew and Miss Ann Fenwick (Sally Blane).
I can't believe how many times I run across Milburn Stone in these old Westerns. I call this a Western because basically that's what it is except for the Canadian Rockies locale and the heroes in uniform. Speaking of which, it's a shame these weren't done in color because those red suits would have looked dynamite among the forest green forests and the blue skies of the North Country. Anyway, just about every time I see Stone in one of these pictures he's some kind of villain, a far cry from his Doc Adams character on the long running 'Gunsmoke' TV series.
What looks a bit goofy in the picture is the attempt at comic relief with the character of Benny (Benny Rubin). If that wasn't enough, it appears the film makers positioned him to be a bit of a swishy character, which wouldn't bode well I don't think in the real life 1880's of the Canadian Northwest. On top of that, they dress up Chief Thundercloud in that raucous checkered pants, checkered shirt outfit with the checkers going in opposite directions; it's enough to make you dizzy.
The one thing worth tuning in for here is the pretty leading lady, Sally Blane, even if she was part of the outlaw gang. It seems curious to me that she was off the hook by the end of the picture, but these stories didn't have to make much sense back in the day. If you enjoyed this one, catch a couple more James Newill flicks like "Renfrew of the Royal Mounted", "Crashing Thru" , and "On the Great White Trail", all with a Royal Canadian Mounted flavor.
I can't believe how many times I run across Milburn Stone in these old Westerns. I call this a Western because basically that's what it is except for the Canadian Rockies locale and the heroes in uniform. Speaking of which, it's a shame these weren't done in color because those red suits would have looked dynamite among the forest green forests and the blue skies of the North Country. Anyway, just about every time I see Stone in one of these pictures he's some kind of villain, a far cry from his Doc Adams character on the long running 'Gunsmoke' TV series.
What looks a bit goofy in the picture is the attempt at comic relief with the character of Benny (Benny Rubin). If that wasn't enough, it appears the film makers positioned him to be a bit of a swishy character, which wouldn't bode well I don't think in the real life 1880's of the Canadian Northwest. On top of that, they dress up Chief Thundercloud in that raucous checkered pants, checkered shirt outfit with the checkers going in opposite directions; it's enough to make you dizzy.
The one thing worth tuning in for here is the pretty leading lady, Sally Blane, even if she was part of the outlaw gang. It seems curious to me that she was off the hook by the end of the picture, but these stories didn't have to make much sense back in the day. If you enjoyed this one, catch a couple more James Newill flicks like "Renfrew of the Royal Mounted", "Crashing Thru" , and "On the Great White Trail", all with a Royal Canadian Mounted flavor.