Trail of the Yukon

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Trail of the Yukon is a 1949 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert and Bill Edwards. It was based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood about a North-West Mounted Police officer and his faithful German Shepherd dog Chinook. It is part of the Northern genre. The film was popular, and inspired Monogram to make a series of nine further films starring Grant and Chinook.^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Kirby Grant as Bob McDonald – Royal NW Mounted
• Suzanne Dalbert as Marie Laroux
• Bill Edwards as Jim Blaine
• Iris Adrian as Paula
• Dan Seymour as Tom Laroux
• William Forrest as Banker John Dawson
• Anthony Warde as Muskeg Joe
• Maynard Holmes as Henchman Buck
• Peter Mamakos as Henchman Rand
• Guy Beach as Matt Blaine
• Stanley Andrews as Rogers
• Dick Elliott as Editor Sullivan
• Jay Silverheels as Poleon
• Bill Kennedy as Constable, RCMP
• Harrison Hearne as Bank Teller Frank

Reception

A Variety review noted that the cast gave "stock performances."^[2]

See also

• Trail of the Yukon (1949)
• The Wolf Hunters (1949)
• Snow Dog (1950)
• Call of the Klondike (1950)
• Northwest Territory (1951)
• Yukon Manhunt (1951)
• Yukon Gold (1952)
• Fangs of the Arctic (1953)
• Northern Patrol (1953)
• Yukon Vengeance (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

• Trail of the Yukon at IMDb