ON THE GREAT WHITE TRAIL (1938) James Newill, Terry Walker & Robert Frazer | Western | B&W

On the Great White Trail also known as Renfrew on the Great White Trail is a 1938 American Northern starring James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in the second of the film series. It was produced and directed by Albert Herman.

SYNOPSIS
Attracted to Kay Larkin, Mountie Renfrew gets the assignment of escorting her to a northern outpost to find her father. Arriving he learns a Mountie and another man are dead, money is missing, and her father is wanted for murder. Now traveling by dogsled Renfrew cathes Larkin who claims he is innocent and doesn't know where the money is.

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.

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

Directed by Albert Herman
Written by Laurie York Erskine (story), Charles Logue (screenplay), Joseph F. Poland (screenplay)
Produced by Albert Herman
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Edited by Duke Goldstone
Production company Criterion Pictures
Distributed by Grand National Pictures
Release date July 22, 1938
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
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 studio for another low-budget entity, Monogram. Herman would go on to direct a number of Tex Ritter westerns.