Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

Counterfeit bills are being printed in Canada and shipped across the border hidden in blocks of ice. When the counterfeiters force engraver Bronson to make a new plate, he inscribes a tiny ... See full summary »

Director:

Albert Herman

Writers:

Laurie York Erskine (story), Charles Logue (screenplay)

Stars:

James Newill, Carol Hughes, William Royle

Cast

Complete credited 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	...	Constable Holly
Donald Reed	...	Constable MacDonald
Lightning	...	Lightning, Renfrew's Dog

Storyline

Counterfeit bills are being printed in Canada and shipped across the border hidden in blocks of ice. When the counterfeiters force engraver Bronson to make a new plate, he inscribes a tiny help message on it. Renfrew catches a henchman who has one of the new bills. A magnifying glass lets him read the message and he heads out alone to round up the counterfeiters.

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Plot Keywords:

northwest mounted police | police officer | counterfeit money | false money | mounted police officer | 

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Taglines:

A LAUGHING...SINGING DAREDEVIL of the WILDS!

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dans les mailles du filet

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Criterion Pictures Corp.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Crashing Thru (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Little Son"
Written by Betty Laidlaw and Robert Lively

User Reviews

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