Songs And Villainy in The Canadian Woods

Radio Record, 5 August 1938, Page 28

Songs And Villainy in The Canadian Woods

3 . wen ee be ° « ed ~ -~* ("Renfrew of the Royal Mounted." Action’ Pictures. Directed by Al. Herman. Starring James Newili, Carol Hughes. First release; Auckland, August 5]

the "Mounties" is lable to get itself compared with "Rose Marie." When it has a singing: hero,:the comparison 78 inevitable. Ror-all that, I don't see why: such points of. Similarity ‘should make’ any difference ‘to one’s enjoyment of’ ‘Renfrew 6f thé Roval ‘Mourted." an honest-to-goodness melodrama of the Canadian Northwoods, with a few very pleasant musical interludes, and some charming qutdoor ‘scenery. ‘James Newill, whose voice is ‘said-to enchant: ‘millions ‘of radio: listeners ‘in. Ameriea;..-probabiy didn’t disappoint: many of them when he came from behind the mike and showed his’ face on tie’ seréeri-for it’s a good- looking face and if ‘stiits the voice which is heard carr olling on three occasions among the pines* ‘dnd miaple-trees while Sergeant Renfrew’ goés about that old Canadian custom of getting his man. , This blot on the ‘map of Canada* ig head of a gang of counterfeiters. He Fs . * owt way A NY :picture these days about

and his ‘henchmen. very.: shrewdly sew. up their. fake dollars inside mountaitY trout, freeze the trom in Dloeks’ ‘of: ice and thus ship them across:* the Anierican border, where they ‘possibly: sometimes provide +. rude sndék’ for’ some American epicure who. dining off Canadian trout, finds that he has swallowed half a million dollars}, Fishy Business ee pany [* putting ‘an etid ‘to ) this fishy boske ™ "ness, Sergeant ‘Renfrew: fihtey. rides, sings,. makes-love and. jumps dut! of an aeroplane -and, while. getting his.. man, also. gets iris woman, "Shes is Carol Hurhes. ‘Even for’ such ‘a hearty adventtre’ story, a'few of the players pile or*the villainy with too mueh ‘selioolboy ish: abandon. .. And Williany Austin. for. instance, I refuse: to-accept. seriously: as a cuStodian. of law and onder: in Canada’‘s forest fastnesses, : Stil,. in its anpretentions, rather naively theatrica: and disarming way, "Renfrew of the Royal Mounted". does, fl competent job of . providing enter tainment. " *of,., *

The' result of.#he "Baron- esg And The Butler'e :CoMe- Petition; conducted lasf: Month; will be found' On page 37 @F rhis" issue.