Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Albert Herman

Writers:

Laurie York Erskine (story)
Charles Logue (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 September 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

A LAUGHING...SINGING DAREDEVIL of the WILDS!

Plot:

Counterfeit bills are being printed in Canada and shipped across the border hidden in blocks of ice...

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer | Renfrew Of The Mounties | False Money | Northwest Mounted Police | Mounted Police Officer

Cast

James Newill	...	Sergeant Renfrew
Carol Hughes	...	Virginia Bronson
William Royle	...	George Poulis
Herbert Corthell	...	James Bronson
Kenneth Harlan	...	Roger 'Angel' Carroll
Dickie Jones	...	Tommy MacDonald
Chief Thundercloud	...	Indian Henchman
William Austin	...	RCMP Constable Holly
Donald Reed	...	Constable MacDonald
Lightning	...	Lightning, Renfrew's Dog

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #3641)

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Criterion Pictures Corp.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Fighting Mad (1939)

Soundtrack:

Little Son

Before Dudley...

Renfrew Of The Royal Mounted sure is a curious movie. I mean I'm not too sure who greenlighted the adventures of a singing Mountie, but here it is, and while it's entertaining, it sure makes some highly amusing factual errors. James Newill stars as Renfrew, the dashing figure in red, while not singing songs about Barbecue sauce (!!) he helps out a woman who gets inadvertently caught as bait while going to see her father, who unbeknownst to her, is being forced to work as a counterfeiter for them bad Amerikans. Got all that? Good. Actually, the plot is not too hard to follow, and builds up some suspense along the way, I wasn't really convinced with Renfrew as a gruff hero though.

Watch for Renfrew casually littering in his home country at the end. lol