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Perils of the Wilderness (1956)

In the 56th (and next-to-last serial) made by Columbia Pictures, Montana Deputy Dan Lawson, posing as an outlaw called Laramie, goes to the Canadian northwest on the trail of Bart Randall who is wanted for murder and bank robbery in the states. In Canada, Randall is a little more upscale and uses a hydra-plane and a fake totem to over-awe the Indians. Laramie is aided in his search by RCMP Sergeant Gray and by Donna Blane, who is suspected at first of giving information to Randall, but who is actually a Canadian secret agent investigating Randall's gun-trading with the Indians.

  • Western

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Dennis MooreDennis MooreDeputy Marshal Dan Mason, aka Laramie
  • Photo of Evelyn FinleyEvelyn FinleyDonna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)
  • Photo of Kenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonaldBart Randall (as Kenneth R. MacDonald)
  • Photo of Rick VallinRick VallinLittle Bear
  • Photo of John ElliottJohn ElliottHomer Lynch
  • Photo of Don C. HarveyDon C. HarveyKruger
  • Photo of Terry FrostTerry FrostBatiste
  • Photo of Al FergusonAl FergusonMike
  • Photo of Bud OsborneBud OsborneJake
  • Photo of Rex LeaseRex LeaseSergeant Jim Rodney

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