''Trail of the Yukon'' is a 1949 American
Northern
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film directed by
William Beaudine
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Life and car ...
and starring
Kirby Grant
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,
Suzanne Dalbert
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Dalbert was born in Paris and moved to the United States, following Worl ...
and
Bill Edwards. It was based on a novel by
James Oliver Curwood
James Oliver Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sell ...
about a
North-West Mounted Police
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officer and his faithful
German Shepherd
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dog Chinook. It is part of the
Northern
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genre. The film was popular, and inspired Monogram to make a
series of nine further films starring Grant and Chinook.
Plot
Cast
*
Kirby Grant
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as Bob McDonald – Royal NW Mounted
*
Suzanne Dalbert
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Dalbert was born in Paris and moved to the United States, following Worl ...
as Marie Laroux
*
Bill Edwards as Jim Blaine
*
Iris Adrian
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Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who ...
as Paula
*
Dan Seymour
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as Tom Laroux
*
William Forrest as Banker John Dawson
*
Anthony Warde
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as Muskeg Joe
* Maynard Holmes as Henchman Buck
*
Peter Mamakos
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as Henchman Rand
* Guy Beach as Matt Blaine
*
Stanley Andrews
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as Rogers
*
Dick Elliott
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Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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as Editor Sullivan
*
Jay Silverheels
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as Poleon
*
Bill Kennedy as Constable, RCMP
* Harrison Hearne as Bank Teller Frank
Reception
A ''
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' review noted that the cast gave "stock performances."
See also
* ''Trail of the Yukon'' (1949)
* ''
The Wolf Hunters'' (1949)
* ''
Snow Dog
''Snow Dog'' is a 1950 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Elena Verdugo and Rick Vallin. It was the third of a series of ten films featuring Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225.
Plot
Cast
* Kir ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Call of the Klondike
''Call of the Klondike'' is a 1950 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Anne Gwynne, and Lynne Roberts. The film was the fourth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Dre ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Northwest Territory
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'' (1951)
* ''
Yukon Manhunt
''Yukon Manhunt'' is a 1951 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Gail Davis and Margaret Field. The film was the sixth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225. ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Yukon Gold'' (1952)
* ''
Fangs of the Arctic
''Fangs of the Arctic'' is a 1953 American Northern film directed by Rex Bailey and starring Kirby Grant, Lorna Hanson and Warren Douglas. The film was the eighth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Northern Patrol
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'' (1953)
* ''
Yukon Vengeance
''Yukon Vengeance'' is a 1954 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Monte Hale and Mary Ellen Kay.Marshall p. 346 It was the tenth and final film featuring Grant as Mountie Corporal Rod Webb, assisted by ...
'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Drew, Bernard. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.
* Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
External links
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1949 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
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Films based on novels by James Oliver Curwood
Films directed by William Beaudine
Films produced by Lindsley Parsons
Films set in Yukon
Monogram Pictures films
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction
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