Murder on the Yukon
Cast & Crew
Louis Gasnier
James Newill
Polly Ann Young
Dave O'brien
Al St. John
William Royle
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Synopsis
Joan Manning and George Weathers are partners in the trading post where miner Jim Smithers exchanges his gold dust for cash. Jim's unexpected announcement that he plans to leave for Montreal disturbs Weathers, who is the clandestine head of a counterfeiting ring, because Jim is carrying his phony money. Consequently, Weathers orders his henchman, Hawks, to kill Jim before he passes the money in the city. Soon afterward, Constables Kelly and Renfrew of the North West Mounted Police are starting on their vacation when they find Jim's dead body. Renfrew rides to Jim's cabin to search for clues and is attacked by Weathers' men, who have removed the rest of the fake money. Renfrew finds Jim's drunken brother's dead body, and a suicide note claiming that he killed himself after murdering Jim, but becomes suspicious after he discovers a fake bill on the dead man's body. Kelly follows Monti, an Indian who works for Weathers, to the counterfeiter's hideout, where he is captured by the gang. From the riverbank, Renfrew sees the gang escaping in canoes and apprehends one of the boats, where he discovers the money hidden in some fur pelts. Monti and Hawks escape with the rest of the furs and take refuge at the trading post. There, Renfrew surprises them and arrests Hawks for Jim's murder. Before he can round up the counterfeiters, however, the gang jumps Renfrew and takes him prisoner. Meanwhile, at the hideout, Kelly escapes his captor and, with Joan's help, comes to Renfrew's rescue, and together they arrest the gang.
Director
Louis Gasnier
Cast
James Newill
Polly Ann Young
Dave O'brien
Al St. John
William Royle
Chief Thundercloud
Carl Hackett
Snub Pollard
Kenneth Duncan
Earl Douglas
Bud Buster
Jack Clifford
Crew
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It is possible that composers Vick Knight, Johnny Lange and Lew Porter wrote the song titles listed in the credits, but this has not been verified. The novel Renfrew Rides North also provided inspiration for the 1940 Criterion film Yukon Flight and the 1938 Criterion film Renfrew on the Great White Trail. For additional information about the series, consult the Series Index and for Renfrew of the Royal Mounted.
