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The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
Directed by Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins
Overview
In time-honored fashion, a couple of supporting players—George Dolenz and Bill Kennedy—found themselves elevated to starring roles in this minor Universal serial. They played Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers investigating the murder of a miner. The story, of course, was less important than speed and action, which directors Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins delivered in typical slap-dash Universal style. Starlet Daun Kennedy did not make much of an impression as the imperiled leading lady, and former star Robert Armstrong (of King Kong fame) was wasted in a subordinate role. Rondo Hatton, a non-actor whose grotesque appearance (caused by acromegaly, the so-called “Elephant Man” disease) was tastelessly exploited by Universal in the ‘40s, appeared as one of the outlaws.
Length 221 minutes
Actors
Bill Kennedy | Daun Kennedy | George Dolenz | Milburn Stone | Robert Armstrong | Rondo Hatton | Paul E. Burns | Danny Morton | Addison Richards | Tom Fadden | Joe Haworth | Helen Bennett | Joseph Crehan | Selmer Jackson | Daral Hudson | George Lloyd