The zane grey story king of the royal mounted had already been adapted as a comic strip by the time it was transferred to the screen in 1936. Despite the fact that, this being 1940, and cars and trucks can be seen everywhere, the mounties still ride on. The twelvechapter serial king of the royal mounted stars allan lane as zane greys fictional canadian mountie sergeant king. King of the royal mounted the files of jerry blake movie. King of the royal mounted is an american comics series which debuted february 17, 1935 by stephen slesinger, based on popular western writer zane greys byline and marketed as zane greys king of the royal mounted.
Helen arrives in canada to claim a gold mine which shes inherited from her father frank mcglynn sr. King of the royal mounted 1940 allan lane a republic pictures 12 chapter serial based on the zane greys king of the royal mounted comic strip directed by william witney and john english. Giant serial collection 64 republic pictures movie. Republics 12episode serial western adventure the adventures of red ryder 1940 starred don red barry as red ryder, a cowboy hero derived from the comicstrip and radio, and king of the royal mounted 1940 told a tale of canadian mounties. Set and filmed during world war ii, the story is about the royal canadian mounted police against nazi spies after a new canadian discovery, compound x. King of the royal mounted 1940 is a republic pictures northern serial based on the king of the royal mounted comic strip directed by william witney and john english set and filmed during world war ii, the story is about the royal canadian mounted police against nazi spies after a new canadian discovery, compound x.
King of the royal mounted is a fictional series featuring the character dave king, created by stephen slesinger in 1936. This is the second of two serials starring allan lane as sgt dave king of the royal mounties. Same character name, same title but different story. King of the royal mounted, republic, september 20, 1940, 12part serial, starred allan rocky lane. The following year, king first name dave, by the way, tho it was seldom used was a movie star. The kings choice is based on the true the story about the three dramatic days in april of 1940, when the king of norway is presented with the monstrous ultimatum from the germans.
The best place on the net for rare tv and radio shows. Why the original catwoman julie newmar was cut from the batman tv series. King of the royal mounted by alan dean, charles flanders, jim gary 0780 1st appearance february 17, 1935 zane grey is still worldreknowned as having been the ultimate pulp western writer. A foreign nation has found that compound x being mined in canada and used as a cure for polio can also be used to make magnetic mines to destroy allied ships. It was directed by william witney and john english, and released by republic in 1940. This serials got it all with lots of action, fights, mayhem and suspense filled cliffhanger endings. Slesinger licensed popular western writer zane greys byline and marketed the character as zane greys king of the royal mounted.
This is a wartime serial, specifically making villains of all the axis powers without the usual antiasian junk. With german air force and soldiers hunting them down, the royal family is forced to flee from the capital. King of the royal mounted and king of the mounties serials. Merritt, jr zane gre of the royal mounted a republic 12chapter serial chapter titles associate producer. Released in september 1940,this was the first of two serials starring allan rocky lane as sgt. Come on in and check out the thousands of shows we have in our collection. A guide to the filmscripts in the lilly library book department. Unfollow king of the royal mounted comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. More big news from vci via tom weaver, even more exciting than the previous announcement, and so important that im reposting in full toms latest announcement on the classic horror film board. Robert kent is cast as sergeant king of the rcmp, while rosalind keith costars as heroine helen lawton.
Giant republic pictures classic cliffhanger movie serials collection. Also featuring a text piece on native american mask art. The series protagonist is dave king, a canadian mountie who always gets his man and who, over the course of the series, is promoted from corporal to sergeant. The serial, king of the royal mounted is in 12chapters, based on the newspaper comic strip attributed to zane grey. A 68minute feature film version, created by editing the serial footage together, was. This site allows a free download of b movies, which include westerns, crime, science. King of the royal mounted the files of jerry blake. The kings choice is based on the true the story about the three dramatic days in april of 1940, when the king of norway is presented with the monstrous. Full length western movie, bob steele, joan woodbury by western mania. King of the royal mounted and king of the mounties serials free. B movie superheroes and serial stars at brians drivein.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Old chisholm trail traditional sung by ray whitley. King of the royal mounted, 20th century fox, september 11, 1936, starred robert kent. The story takes place in northwest canada, near the alaska border, around 1900. Comics kingdom the best comic strips, political cartoons and puzzles in all the land. Description king of the royal mounted republic, 1940. The low budget superheros and serial stars page at brians drivein theater is devoted to those actors who portrayed buck rogers, flash gordon, superman, and other superheroes. Starring allan lane, robert strange, robert kellard, lita conway, herbert rawlinson, harry cording, bryant washburn, and budd buster.
The royal mounted rides again is a chapter serial released by universal in 1945, directed by ray taylor and lewis d. Andy maduras sunday comics king of the royal mounted. This was the first of two serials starring allan rocky lane as sgt. Corporal dave king is a canadian mountie who always gets his man. The story involves king hunting down some foreign spies who have. The foreign agents open a sham sanitarium, supposedly to help paralysis victims, but actually to ship the gathered quantities of compound x abroad to their warring country. Serial report chapter 22richard simmons, king of the royal. King of the texas rangers 1941 similarly was an adventure serial about the texas rangers. King of the mounties 1942 episode 1 phantom invaders youtube. The story involves king hunting down some foreign spies who have entered canada in order to take back materials that will help wage war against great britain. King of the royal mounted is one of the best of the mountie serials.
The starquality of his name gave impetus to cashin and create the strip king of the royal mounted. Cast allan lane sergeant king robert strange kettler corp. Zane greys king of the royal mounted blb and comics. King of the royal mounted wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Serial report chapter 22richard simmons, king of the. The canadians have discovered a valuable substance called compound x, which can cure infantile paralysis. Jul 01, 2011 why the original catwoman julie newmar was cut from the batman tv series. Set and filmed during world war ii, the story is about the royal canadian mounted police against nazi. Aug 07, 2017 in 1885, a texas ranger travels to canada to arrest a trapper whos wanted for murder and whos stirring up the natives in a rebellion against the canadian government. When a country at war with canada learns that compound x also contains magnetic properties that could aid them in their warfare against the british, they send agents to infiltrate canada and steal a large quantity of the substance. Collins, with original screenplay by joseph odonnell, tom gibson and harold c. King of the royal mounted 1940 is a republic pictures northern serial based on the king of the royal mounted comic strip directed by william witney and john english.
The feature was retitled romance of the royal mounted when it was released on video. In 1885, a texas ranger travels to canada to arrest a trapper whos wanted for murder and whos stirring up the natives in a rebellion against the canadian government. King of the royal mounted has never received as wide an exposure as contemporaries like adventures of captain marvel or zorros fighting legiondue partly to its lack of fantastic trappings, but largely because of its long sojourn in the limbo of commercially unavailable graymarket serials it didnt receive an official home video. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. The first was king of the royal mounted, a 1940 serial adaptation of zane greys king of the royal mounted, with lane playing the lead role. He has provided some more concrete details on the upcoming vci releases at this link. King of the royal mounted canadian tom merritt has discovered a substance, compound x, that will cure infantile paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at caribou, canada. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity.
Western star allan lane starred in a number of republic serials, such as king of the royal mounted, king of. A tip of the hat and another big thanks to clifford weimer, the webmaster of the oldmovie site in the balcony, and a contributor to special features on past vci serial dvds. He starred in several canadian mounted police films, including the serials the yukon patrol and king of the mounties. King arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download. King of the royal mounted 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Canadian tom merritt has discovered a substance, compound x, that will cure. King of the royal mounted 1940 allan lane a republic pictures 12. King of the royal mounted 1940 12 chapter movie serial. Particularly exciting is his hint that nine more universal serials, never before available on video, may be in play. The mysterious red lion is behind a series of homesteader murders, and has managed to bend a local tribe to do his bidding. Allan lane in king of the royal mounted 1940 lita conway in king of the royal.
Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. King of the royal mounted 1940 the movie database tmdb. The title character was played by robert kent who later had roles in one each of little orphan annies and joe palookas movies. A canadian mounties robert kent girlfriend rosalind keith is framed for her fathers murder by a lawyer coveting his lucrative mine. King of the royal mounteds official release date is 20 september 1940, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. King is pitted against foreign agents in canada seeking a valuable mineral to use in their war against the english during ww2. Chapter 1 of perils of the royal mounted, a western movie serial made by columbia in 1942 starring robert kellard. King greys of the royal mounted with allan lane robert strange robert kellard lita conway herbert rawlinson directed by witney and john english a republic serial in 12 chapters. It was one of fourteen feature films republic made from their serials. King of the royal mounted 1940 john english, william.
Search, discover and share your favorite king arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download 1080p gifs. King of the royal mounted 1940 a canadian mountie wages a tireless campaign to prevent enemy agents from gaining control of a rare compound. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. King of the royal mounted 1940 is a republic pictures northern serial based on the king of. Near caribou, canada is the only place in the world where compound x can be found, used in treatment of infantile paralysis. Rcmp major ross king is killed in a fray against kettlers henchmen, and his son, rcmp sergeant dave king continues on in his place in command of the mountie post.
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