Fighting Mad

Sally Blane is taken as a hostage when robbers steal a lot of money from a bank. They disappear across the Canadian border, but Renfrew of The Royal Mounted and Constable Kelly (in the persons of James Newell and Dave O'Brien) are there to stop all dastardly deeds. If only comic relief Benny Rubin weren't try to help them, they might have gotten it done much sooner.

Sam Newfield directs this as a singing northwestern, with Newell singing three songs. Production values are dire, but cameraman Jack Greenhalgh does what he can with the exteriors, and the Indians who show up at Rubin's trading post are mostly of the "Ugh! Me no speakum" variety when they are not hoodwinking Rubin.

I've heard of Renfrew before, but this is my first encounter with him. He was created by Laurie York Erskine in 1921. He appeared in hundreds of short stories, ten books, and at least three radio series. I would imagine this is not a prime representation of the series.