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Northwest Trail

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Canadian Mountie Matt O'Brien encounters Kate Owens, an arrogant American who is stranded in the wilderness en route to visit her uncle. Reluctantly, Matt escorts Kate to Canoga Valley, where he has been assigned to investigate some strange phenomena; a missing sergeant, unexplained gunfire, and a stream that has suddenly run dry. Before they reach town, Kate is robbed of the $20,000 she was carrying, and the ensuing deadly shoot-out leaves everyone in town suspect. Ignoring official orders to return home, O'Brien takes it upon himself to unravel the mystery, and uncovers a ruthless conspiracy that reaches deeper than anyone could have imagined.Indomitable Trooper O'Brien is played by popular B-western hero and character actor Bob Steele, whose career began in the silent film era and spanned several decades. Northwest Trail remains one of his few films shot in color.

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"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Northwest Trail (1945)"

VCI Entertainment and Action Films present James Oliver Curwood's "Northwest Trail" (1945) (Dolby
digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s
when Bob Steele took us down the dusty trails and the plains to exciting
adventures....some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee
Screen...just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye
with excitement...don't miss any of the Bob Steele features loaded with action that will leave
you wanting more of his B-Western adventures

Under director Derwin M. Abrahams, producers William B. David and Max M. King, screenplay by Harvey Harris Gates...the cast include Bob Steele (RCMP Matt O'Brien), Joan Woodbury (Kate Owens), John Litel (Sergeant Means), Raymond Hatton (Morgan), Madge Bellamy (Mrs. Yeager), Ian Keith (Inspector McGrath), George Meeker (Whitey Yeager), Charles Middleton (Pierre), John Hamilton (John Owens), Poodles Hanneford (Poodles Hanneford), Gracie Hanneford (Jill Hanneford), Al Ferguson (Henchman Sandy), Bud Osborne (Henchman Dutch). . . . . . . . .our story is loaded with veterans of B-Westerns starting with our hero Bob Steele, Raymond Hatton, Charles Middleton, Bud Osborne, John Litel, Al Ferguson, John Hamilton and Joan Woodbury who steals every scene she appears in...filmed in glorious Cinecolor gives this film some vintage history during the '40s, the mountain scenery and Steele in that redcoat is outstanding...is there crooked business afoot with Charles Middleton and Raymond Hatton sending Steele on a wildgoose chase...can there be gold in them thar hills, only Steele and the heroine Joan Woodbury can coral these badmen in the Canadian Territory...take note of the scenes between Woodbury and Steele are playful and seem to be having fun with the script...Woodbury takes charge and saves Steele in the final scene riding in shooting the badmen who have the drop on our mountie hero. . . . . . . . . B-Western footnote, one of my favorite character actors was Raymond Hatton (1887-1971) who worked with Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and Johnny Mack Brown as Marshall Sandy Hopkins appeared from 1943 and made 45 films for Monogram Pictures...Hatton who first appeared on film in "Tragic Love" (1909-Silent/unconfirmed), "Oliver Twist" (1917), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), "The Squaw Man" (1931), "Law and Order" (1932)...during the '30s & '40s he played the comical sidekick for Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Livingston...went on to join Buck Jones and Tim McCoy in the "Rough Riders" series...Hatton worked right up to his last film "In Cold Blood" (1967). . . . .second footnote, actress Joan Woodbury was the great niece of founder of Woodbury Soap, appeared in a number of B-Westerns "The Eagles Brood" (1935/William Boyd), "Bulldog Courage" (1935/Tim McCoy), "The Lion's Den" (1935/Tim McCoy), "Song of the Gringo" (1936/Tex Ritter), "In Old Cheyenne" (1941/Roy Rogers), "Ride on Vaquero" (1941/Cesar Romero), "Sunset Serenade" (1942/Roy Rogers), "Flame of the West" (1945/Johnny Mack Brown) and "Northwest Trail" (1945/Bob Steele), Woodbury's favorite project was the Sam Katzman 13 Chapter Columbia serial "Brenda Starr, Reporter" (1945), based on the comic strip by Dale Messickunavailable commercially but is rumored as being out there...Woodbury's first film was "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) a classic among the horror fans, retired from films in the '60s had a Palm Springs Valley Player's Guild, a production which featured her friends and other veteran actors. . . . . meanwhile another great B-Western for Bob Steele under the Action Films banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.

Special footnote, actor Bob Steele was the son of director Robert N. Bradbury and the age of 14 he and his twin brother Bill Bradbury made a series of comedy shorts "Adventures of Bob and Bill" (1920), directed by their father...along came his first starring western "The Mojave Kid" (1927), released by Film Booking Office of America (FBO) and directed by his father, he changed his name to Bob Steele...making low budget B-Westerns for independent studios such as Republic, Supreme, Monogram and PRC which included nearly 200 feature films, serials and TV appearances...was in his twilight years at the age 59 when he got the part of the cantankerous "Trooper Duffy", in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965), who at the drop of a hat would give his rendition of fighting "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"...Steele retired from the screen in 1973...his long career, spanning more than 50 years came to an end in 1988 when he passed away.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Bob Steele (Robert Adrian Bradbury)
Birth Date: 1/23/1907 - Pendleton, Oregon
Died: 12/21/1988 - Burbank, CA.
2. Raymond William Hatton
Birth Date: 7/07/1887 - Red Oak, Iowa
Died: 10/21/1971 - Palmdale, California (heart attack)
3. Joan Woodbury
Birth Date: 12/17/1915 - Los Angeles, CA
Died: 2/22/1989 - Desert Hot Springs, California,

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features with Bob Steele:

BOB STEELE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:
1. Vol. 1 - Tombstone Terror/Lightnin' Crandall (VCI #7212) (DVD)
2. Vol. 2 - The Brand of Hate/Trusted Outlaw (VCI #7252) (DVD)
3. Vol. 3 - The Arizona Gunfighter/Last of the Warrens (VCI #7261) (DVD)
4. Vol. 4 - Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'/The Feud Maker (VCI #7275) (DVD)

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Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Northwest Trail" (1945), the
digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more
high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and
B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there
are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top
notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just
the way we like 'em

Total Time: 66 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #1627 ~ (11/19/1997)

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