Northern Patrol ( 1953 )

Overview

Northern Patrol was the last entry in Monogram/Allied Artists' off-and-on "Northwest Mountie" series. Taking time off from his Sky King shooting schedule, Kirby Grant stars as mounted policeman Rod Webb, while second billing is bestowed upon Webb's faithful dog Chinook. In this one, Webb tries to prove that the suicide of a young trapper was actually murder. The film offers a dash of novelty value in having the principal baddie turn out to be a beautiful woman (Marion Carr). Scripted by actor Warren Douglas, Northern Patrol was directed by Rex Bailey, the former assistant to the series' original helmsman, Frank McDonald.

Top Cast

Kirby Grant

RCMP Cpl. Rod Webb

Chinook

Chinook - Webb's dog

Marian Carr

Quebec Kid

William Phipps

Frank Stevens (as Bill Phipps)

Claudia Drake

Oweena

Dale Van Sickel

Jason

Gloria Talbott

Meg Stevens (as Gloria Talbot)

Richard Walsh

Constable Ralph Gregg

Emmett Lynn

Dad

Frank Lackteen

Dancing Horse

Frank Sully

Bartender