''Snow Dog'' is a 1950 American
Northern film directed by
Frank McDonald and starring
Kirby Grant
Kirby Grant (November 24, 1911 – October 30, 1985), born Kirby Grant Hoon Jr., was a long-time B movie and television actor, mostly remembered for having played the title role in the Western-themed adventure television series '' Sky King''. B ...
,
Elena Verdugo
Elena Angela Verdugo (April 20, 1925 – May 30, 2017) was an American actress, who began in films at the age of five in ''Cavalier of the West'' (1931). Her career in radio, television, and film spanned six decades.
Early life
Elena Angela ...
and
Rick Vallin
Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966.
Early years
Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age three w ...
. It was the third of a
series of ten films featuring Grant as a Canadian
Mountie
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...
.
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Plot
Cast
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Kirby Grant
Kirby Grant (November 24, 1911 – October 30, 1985), born Kirby Grant Hoon Jr., was a long-time B movie and television actor, mostly remembered for having played the title role in the Western-themed adventure television series '' Sky King''. B ...
as Corporal Rod McDonald – RCMP
*
Elena Verdugo
Elena Angela Verdugo (April 20, 1925 – May 30, 2017) was an American actress, who began in films at the age of five in ''Cavalier of the West'' (1931). Her career in radio, television, and film spanned six decades.
Early life
Elena Angela ...
as Andrée Blanchard
*
Rick Vallin
Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966.
Early years
Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age three w ...
as Louis Blanchard
*
Milburn Stone
Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the Western (genre), Western series ''Gunsmoke''.
Early life
Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone an ...
as Dr. F. J. McKenzie
*
Richard Karlan
Richard Karlan (April 24, 1919 – September 10, 2004) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ''Snow Dog'', ''Union Station (film), Union Station'', ''Between Midnight and Dawn'', ''The Lemon Drop Kid'', ''Love Is Better Than Ever'', '' ...
as Biroff
*
Jane Adrian as Red Feather
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Hal Gerard as Henchman Antoine
*
Richard Avonde as Henchman Phillippe
*
Duke York
Duke York ( Charles Everest Sinsabaugh; October 17, 1908January 24, 1952), was an American film actor and stuntman who appeared in nearly 160 films between 1932 and 1952. He was also known as Duke Owl.
Early years
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd ...
as Henchman Duprez
*
Guy Zanette as Henchman Baptiste
*
Chinook as Chinook, Webb's Dog
See also
* ''
Trail of the Yukon'' (1949)
* ''
The Wolf Hunters'' (1949)
* ''
Call of the Klondike'' (1950)
* ''
Northwest Territory
The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from part of the unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Yukon Manhunt
''Yukon Manhunt'' is a 1951 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Gail Davis and Margaret Field. The film was the sixth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225 ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Yukon Gold'' (1952)
* ''
Fangs of the Arctic'' (1953)
* ''
Northern Patrol
The Northern Patrol, also known as Cruiser Force B and the Northern Patrol Force, was a naval force of the Royal Navy during the world wars. The Northern Patrol was part of the British "distant" Blockade of Germany (1914–1919). Its main task wa ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Yukon Vengeance'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Drew, Bernard. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.
External links
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1950 films
1950 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Corporal Rod Webb (film series)
1950s English-language films
Films based on American novels
Films based on novels by James Oliver Curwood
Films directed by Frank McDonald
Films produced by Lindsley Parsons
Monogram Pictures films
Northern (genre) films
Films about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
1950s American films
English-language Western (genre) films
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