Review of Yukon Flight

It seems like all James Newill has to do is break into song to try and get the audience to forget how ultimately ludicrous this film is, but all he does is remind them even more. It's not the main plot of an attempt to steal gold and the killing of the pilots who seem to know too much. An opening scene of the boss of this mail service business is truly chilling as the bound pilot heads to certain death and the fear in his eyes explodes. Then along comes Renfrew, the singing Mountie, and definitely no rival to Nelson Eddy. He's suspicious that something's up but every time he gets a clue, he breaks into song. Even the old children's song "Go tell Aunt Rhoadie" gets a re-writing here, becoming just preposterous with each verse. The third of a 5 feature series, the "Sergeant Renfrew" films were obviously cheaply made, written rather quickly, and even more quickly, forgotten. Newill's basically a clown in mounties' clothing, and that makes him rather forgettable as a hero. Louise Stanley is an adequate heroine, while the group of villains have no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Basically, the whole story is a big joke and the punchline ain't all that funny.