Crashing Thru (1939 film)

Crashing Thru is a 1939 American northern action film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring James Newill, Jean Carmen and Warren Hull. It is based on the 1935 novel Renfrew Rides the Range, the seventh in the popular Renfrew of the Royal Mounted series by Laurie York Erskine.

Crashing Thru
Directed by	Elmer Clifton
Written by	Sherman L. Lowe
Based on	Renfrew Rides the Range by Laurie York Erskine
Produced by	Philip N. Krasne
Starring	James Newill Jean Carmen Warren Hull
Cinematography	Edward Linden
Edited by	S. Roy Luby
Production company	Criterion Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	December 11, 1939 (1939-12-11)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was shot at the Iverson Ranch and on location around Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of California. It was originally intended to be released by Grand National Pictures before being picked up for distribution by Monogram.

Plot

The steamship on which two Mountie officers are travelling is held up and robbed of its gold shipment. They pursue the gang up into the hills but are unable to detain them, They suspect one of the female passengers to be in on the job and arrest her. She turns out to be trying to recover the deeds to the mine that were cheated out of her father, but was double-crossed by the robbers.

Cast

• James Newill as Sergeant Renfrew
• Jean Carmen as Ann 'Angel' Chambers
• Warren Hull as Constable Kelly
• Milburn Stone as Delos Harrington
• Walter Byron as McClusky
• Stanley Blystone as Jim LaMont
• Robert Frazer as Dr. Smith
• Joseph W. Girard as Steamship Captain
• Dave O'Brien as Fred Chambers
• Earl Douglas as Slant Eye
• Ted Adams as Eskimo Pete
• Roy Barcroft as Green - Henchman

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

• Crashing Thru at IMDb