The Tobacco Smugglers (29 Nov. 1956)

Sergeant Preston and a U. S. Marshal trail a ruthless bone-crushing bruiser and two henchmen who are stealing tobacco in Alaska and smuggling it across the border for sale in the Yukon.

Director:

Alan Crosland Jr.

Writers:

Mildred Merrill (radioplay), Maurice Tombragel,

Stars:

Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Don Kent

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Dick Simmons	...	Sgt. Preston
Yukon King	...	King
Don Kent	...	Marshall Wilson
William Haade	...	Rusty
Carol Henry	...	Jake
Dick Wilson	...	Skeeter (as Richard Wilson)
Casey MacGregor	...	First Prospector
Sailor Vincent	...	Second Prospector

Storyline

Sergeant Preston and a U. S. Marshal trail a ruthless bone-crushing bruiser and two henchmen who are stealing tobacco in Alaska and smuggling it across the border for sale in the Yukon.

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 1956 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charles E. Skinner Productions, Wrather Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Narrator: This is the Yukon in Arctic winter. The territory patrolled by Sergeant Preston. Where the boundary between Alaska and Canada often meant much more to the criminal than a division of two countries. Eagle, Alaska a few miles from the United States border. The Northwest Mounted Police had received reports that men were smuggling tobacco across the border into the Yukon.

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