''The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' is a 1945

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. Adventure serials of this type were popular in the early days of cinema. The serial, often called

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s, would show one episode per week, with an ending that would hide the outcome of an exciting event, sometimes ending with "tune in next week for the exciting continuing saga..", or something along those lines.

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and popular

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of the day

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died during the making of this serial.

Plot

Mine owner Jackson Decker orders his manager to obtain miner Tom Bailey's milling machinery, no matter what the cost. When Bailey is found murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Jackson and his manager. Jackson's son, a Canadian Mountie, is directed to seek out the murderer, or murderers, and bring them to justice. The Mountie joins forces with a

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policeman, Bailey's beautiful daughter, and a phony palm reader to learn the truth. The foursome soon discover that there is a secret

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, a double crossing

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owner, and a forger at the bottom of the crime.

Cast

* George Dolenz as Constable "Frenchy" Moselle * Bill Kennedy as Corporal J. Wayne Decker * Daun Kennedy as June Bailey *

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as "Latitude" Bucket *

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as Brad Taggart * Robert Armstrong as Jonathan Price *

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as Eddie "Dancer" Clare, Price's dealer *

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as Jackson Decker *

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as Lode MacKenzie * Joe Haworth as Bunker * Helen Bennett as Dillie Clark aka Madame Mysterioso *

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as Sergeant Nelson *

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as Superintendent MacDonald * Daral Hudson as Sergeant Ladue * George Lloyd as Kent

Critical reception

Cline claims that ''The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' is "pretty close to being the weakest chapter film niversalever made." An excellent cast was wasted and the story "wandered aimlessly ithalmost no suspense."

Chapter titles

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