On the Great White Trail

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On the Great White Trail
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Albert Herman
Written by	Laurie York Erskine (story) Charles Logue (screenplay) Joseph F. Poland (screenplay)
Produced by	Albert Herman (producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1938
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

On the Great White Trail is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman.

Plot summary[]

Even in the remote fur trading section of Canada, Sergeant Douglas Renfrew finds a lady in distress. Kay Larkin, whose father is a suspect to a crime. Larkin's partner, along with another Mountie, are found murdered: word came down from the remote region of the Pacific Northwest from Dr. Howe, who resides there. But after finding old man Larkin, and arresting him in the name of the Crown, Renfrew hears his story and suspect's Kay's father is innocent of the charges. Pierre, an employee of a trading post up north, is suspect until Dr. Howe's guilt is revealed. Howe committed the murders and attempted to frame Larkin. The motive was theft and greed that resulted in a murder neither party wanted to be involved, then attempted to cover their tracks.

Replacing Lighting, the police dog from the first Renfrew movie, was another German shepherd, Silver King, whose screen presence lasted a mere half a dozen movies. Director Al Herman was contracted to direct two Renfrew movies. Because the studio, Grand National Pictures, filed bankruptcy, Criterion acquired the former contract and Herman fulfilled his obligation before departing the poverty-row studios for another low-budget entity, Monogram. Herman would go on to direct a number of Tex Ritter westerns.^[1]

Cast[]

• James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew
• as Kay Larkin
• Robert Frazer as Andrew Larkin
• Richard Alexander as Doc Howe
• Richard Tucker as Inspector Newcom
• as Sergeant Kelly
• Eddie Gribbon as RCMP Constable Patsy
• Walter McGrail as Garou
• Philo McCullough as Henchman Williams
• Charles King as Henchman LaGrange
• as Henchman Pierre
• Victor Potel as Lyons
• Silver King the Dog as King, Renfrew's Dog

Soundtrack[]

• James Newill - "Mounted Men" (Written by and Robert Lively)
• James Newill - "You're Beautiful" (Written by Lew Porter)
• James Newill - "Je T'aime" (Written by Lew Porter and Bob Taylor)

See also[]

• Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937 film)
• Sky Bandits (1940 film)
• Yukon Flight (1940 film)

References[]

External links[]

• On the Great White Trail at IMDb
• On the Great White Trail is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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