North of the Yukon (1939 film)

For the Scrooge McDuck comic, see North of the Yukon (Disney comics). For the 1927 John Ford film, see North of Hudson Bay.

North of the Yukon is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett.

North of the Yukon
Directed by	Sam Nelson
Screenplay by	Bennett Cohen
Story by	Bennett Cohen
Starring	Charles Starrett
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 30, 1939 (1939-03-30)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In this North western, a brave Canadian Mountie pursuing a gang of fur thieves finds himself drummed out of the RCMP and forced to run a gauntlet of Mountie whips. when the gang learns of this, they convince him to join them.

Cast

• Charles Starrett as RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron
• Dorothy Comingore as Jean Duncan (as Linda Winters)
• Bob Nolan as RCMP Const. Bob Cameron
• Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians
• Paul Sutton as Pierre Ledoux
• Richard Fiske as Mart Duncan
• Vernon Steele as RCMP Insp. Wylie
• Edmund Cobb as RCMP Cpl. Hawley
• Tom London as Carter
• Lane Chandler as Atkins
• Dick Botiller as Henchman Barton
• Kenne Duncan as Henchman Meeker (as Kenneth Duncan)
• Harry Cording as MacGregor

Reception

The performances and plot of North of the Yukon received a positive review in Variety.^[1] Boxoffice called it "a fair to middling western."^[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1939