Clancy of the Mounted
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Clancy of the Mounted is a Universal
Northern
movie serial
based on the poem Clancy of the Mounted Police by Robert W. Service
. This was Universal's 85th serial and the 17th with sound. It is considered to be lost.
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Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
Northern
Northern (genre)
The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
based on the poem Clancy of the Mounted Police by Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service
Robert William Service was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon".Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough...
. This was Universal's 85th serial and the 17th with sound. It is considered to be lost.
Plot
Sergeant Tom Clancy, of the North-West Mounted Police, is assigned to arrest his brother Steve, who has been framed for murder by "Black" McDougal and Pierre LaRue.Cast
- Tom TylerTom TylerTom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
as Sergeant Tom Clancy - Jacqueline WellsJulie Bishop (actress)Julie Bishop was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 80 films between 1923 and 1957....
as Ann Laurie - William DesmondWilliam Desmond (actor)William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."...
as Dave Moran - Rosalie Roy as Maureen Clancy
- Francis FordFrancis Ford (actor)Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
as Inspector Cabot - Earl McCarthy as Steve Clancy, Tom Clancy's brother
- Tom LondonTom LondonTom London was an American actor who, according to "The Guinness Book of Movie Records," is credited with appearing in the most movies in the history of Hollywood...
as Constable McGregor - Edmund CobbEdmund CobbEdmund Fessenden Cobb was an American actor. He appeared in 623 films between 1912 and 1966.He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack...
as Constable McIntosh - William L. Thorne as "Black" McDougal, outlaw and claim jumper
- Leon Beaumon as Pierre LaRue, outlaw and claim jumper
Chapter titles
- Toll of the Rapids
- Brother Against Brother
- Ambuscade
- The Storm
- A Desperate Chance
- The Wolf's Fangs
- The Night Attack
- Crashing Timbers
- Fingerprints
- The Breed Strikes
- The Crimson Jacket
- Journey's End
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