Corporal Rod Webb and his faithful dog Chinook were the major characters in a series of films made by the American studio

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between 1949 and 1954. Webb was played by the actor

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in eight films, while in two others (''Trail of the Yukon'' and ''Snow Dog'') Grant played the almost identical character of Bob McDonald, accompanied as usual by Chinook. Corporal Webb was an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and enjoyed a series of adventures tracking down criminals in Yukon and the

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. Chinook was his German Shepherd companion who, in spite of his name, had no connection to the Chinook breed of dog. The series was based on the Northlands novels of James Oliver Curwood,Drew p.225 and is part of the

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genre of popular culture. The series bore similarities to a number of other films and shows, particularly to an earlier radio series '' Challenge of the Yukon'' and to the later television series ''

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon ''Challenge of the Yukon'' is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939. The title changed from ''Challenge of the Yukon'' to ''Se ...

''.

Films

* '' Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1949) * '' Snow Dog'' (1950) * '' Call of the Klondike'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Yukon Manhunt'' (1951) * '' Yukon Gold'' (1952) * '' Fangs of the Arctic'' (1953) * '' Northern Patrol'' (1953) * '' Yukon Vengeance'' (1954)

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* Drew, Bernard. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. Film characters introduced in 1949 Film series introduced in 1949 American film series Monogram Pictures films Northern (genre) films Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction Corporal Rod Webb {{film-char-stub

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