Danger Ahead (1940)
Danger Ahead (1940)
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING!
The Royal Mounties are called in when one of the armored cars owned by Maxwell, containing a gold shipment, disappears with driver George Hill suspected of trying to get away with the gold. Actually, Maxwell and two henchmen had poured acid on the brake lines, causing the car to crash. Genevieve, daughter of the Mountie chief, suspects Maxwell and Thomas Hatch, president of the bank shipping the gold, but she quickly becomes more trouble than help to Sergeant Renfrew in charge of the investigation. Renfrew and Constable Kelly drive the next shipment but Maxwell plans to make them crash the same way as Hill did. Renfrew steers the vehicle into a hillside and this gives him an idea of what happened to the other car.

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Cast

James Newill James Newill As: RCMP Sgt. Renfrew
Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien As: Corporal Kelly
Dorothea Kent Dorothea Kent As: Genevieve
Dick Rich Dick Rich As: Maxwell
Guy Usher Guy Usher As: Inspector
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Storyline

The Royal Mounties are called in when one of the armored cars owned by Maxwell, containing a gold shipment, disappears with driver George Hill suspected of trying to get away with the gold. Actually, Maxwell and two henchmen had poured acid on the brake lines, causing the car to crash. Genevieve, daughter of the Mountie chief, suspects Maxwell and Thomas Hatch, president of the bank shipping the gold, but she quickly becomes more trouble than help to Sergeant Renfrew in charge of the investigation. Renfrew and Constable Kelly drive the next shipment but Maxwell plans to make them crash the same way as Hill did. Renfrew steers the vehicle into a hillside and this gives him an idea of what happened to the other car.


Tagline: THE REDCOATS ARE COMING!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 22 January 1940

Country: US

Runtime: 60m

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Company Credits

Company: Criterion Pictures

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Cast

James Newill

James Newill

RCMP Sgt. Renfrew

Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Corporal Kelly

Dorothea Kent

Dorothea Kent

Genevieve

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Maxwell

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Inspector

John Dilson

John Dilson

Thomas Hatch

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Jones

David Sharpe

David Sharpe

George Hill

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Henchman Lefty

Bob Terry

Bob Terry

Henchman Gimpy

Al Shaw

Al Shaw

Henchman Fergerson

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Constable

Maude Allen

Maude Allen

Mrs. Hill

Earl Douglas

Earl Douglas

? (Screen cast name: "Eggface"; could be Johnny the Janitor)

Directed By

Ralph Staub

Ralph Staub

Director

Ben Chapman

Ben Chapman

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Betty Laidlaw

Betty Laidlaw

Original Music Composer

Johnny Lange

Johnny Lange

Songs

Lew Porter

Lew Porter

Songs

Robert Lively

Robert Lively

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Mack Stengler

Mack Stengler

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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