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57% Critic Match
Murder on the Yukon
“RENFREW SOLVES THE MILLION DOLLAR MURDERS!”
5.7 / 10• 1940• 58m•NR• English
WesternAdventureMysteryAction
Storyline
Unknown to Joan Manning, her trading post partner Weathers is operating a counterfeiting ring. When miner Jim Smithers brings his gold dust in, Weathers pays him off in counterfeit money. Jim's drunken brother, Bill, comes to the post and Weathers hears him say that Jim is leaving the area for good. Weathers sends Hawks to kill Jim and retrieve the bogus money. RCMP Sergeant Renfrew and Constable Kelly find Jim's body, and Renfrew hurries for Jim's cabin to search it. He is attacked by Weathers' men who have found the money. Renfrew is suspicious when Bill Smithers body is found, supposedly a suicide, with a note he had burned the money. This leads the Mounties to suspect counterfeiting. Kelly follows Manti, an Indian who works for Weathers, to the gang's hideout and is captured. But Renfrew is trailing Kelly.
Cast & Crew
James Newill
RCMP Sgt. Renfrew
Lead
Polly Ann Young
Joan Manning
Dave O'Brien
Constable Kelly
Al St. John
Bill Smithers
William Royle
George Weathers
Chief Thundercloud
Henchman Manti
Karl Hackett
Hawks
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Archie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis J. Gasnier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Murder on the Yukon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
