''North of the Yukon'' is a 1939 American
Western
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film directed by
Sam Nelson
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and starring
Charles Starrett
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.
Plot
In this North western, a brave Canadian Mountie pursuing a gang of fur thieves finds himself drummed out of the RCMP and forced to run a gauntlet of Mountie whips. when the gang learns of this, they convince him to join them.
Cast
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Charles Starrett
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as RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron
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Dorothy Comingore as Jean Duncan (as Linda Winters)
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Bob Nolan
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as RCMP Const. Bob Cameron
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Sons of the Pioneers
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as Musicians
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Paul Sutton
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Biography
He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant William ...
as Pierre Ledoux
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Richard Fiske
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Career
Born Thomas Richard Potts, Fiske was born to Frank a ...
as Mart Duncan
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Vernon Steele
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as RCMP Insp. Wylie
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Edmund Cobb
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Biography
Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...
as RCMP Cpl. Hawley
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Tom London
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as Carter
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Lane Chandler
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Biography
Early life
Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the so ...
as Atkins
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Dick Botiller
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Life ...
as Henchman Barton
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Kenne Duncan
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as Henchman Meeker (as Kenneth Duncan)
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Harry Cording
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Life and career ...
as MacGregor
Reception
The performances and plot of ''North of the Yukon'' received a positive review in ''
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'' called it "a fair to middling western."
See also
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List of American films of 1939
A list of American films released in 1939.
'' Gone with the Wind'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1939 in the United States
References
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