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  • Danger Ahead (1940)
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    60 min | Adventure
Danger Ahead (1940)
Approved
60 min | Adventure

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 ...See moreThe 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. Diving into the nearby lake, Renfrew and Kelly discover the missing car and Hill's body, and also finds the gold shipment is a fake. When Renfrew goes to arrest Maxwell and his cronies, they all escape in an armored car. The air brakes fail and the whole gang meets the same fate as the murdered driver. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Edward Halperin (screenplay) | Laurie York Erskine (novel "Renfrew's Long Trail")
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Editor
Martin G. Cohn (as Martin Cohn)
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Updated Jan 22, 1940

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Jan 22, 1940 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
James Newill
Sergeant Renfrew Sergeant Renfrew   See fewer
Dorothea Kent
Genevieve Genevieve   See fewer
Guy Usher
Inspector Inspector   See fewer
Maude Allen
Mrs. Hill Mrs. Hill   See fewer
John Dilson
Thomas Hatch Thomas Hatch   See fewer
Al Shaw
Johnny Yergerson - Janitor Johnny Yergerson - Janitor   See fewer
Dave O'Brien
Corporal Kelly Corporal Kelly   See fewer
Dick Rich
Maxwell Maxwell   See fewer
Harry Depp
Jones Jones   See fewer
Bob Terry
Henchman Gimpy Henchman Gimpy   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Henchman Lefty Henchman Lefty   See fewer
Earl Douglas
Henchman Eggface Henchman Eggface   See fewer
Don Brodie
Constable (uncredited) Constable (uncredited)   See fewer
David Sharpe
George Hill (uncredited) George Hill (uncredited)   See fewer
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