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Renfrew of the Mounted: A History of Laurie York Erskine's
Canadian Mountie Franchise
Sinopsis :
Little did Laurie York Erskine know back in 1921, when he
created Renfrew of the Mounted, a dramatic series depicting a
fictional Canadian Mountie, that the franchise would inspire
imitation. The cry known as the Renfrew call &#8212which
children all over America imitated heard daily on the longrunning
radio program &#8212echoed through city streets and
alleys. The creation of Laurie York Erskine was first published
in short story form in 1921, followed by the first of ten novels in
1922, making a transition to radio in 1936, followed by a series
of motion-pictures one year later. By 1938, numerous motionpicture
producers disregarded their present-day cowboy
westerns to try their hand at producing Canadian Mountie

adventures. Few are aware that the Renfrew novels were
written and published partly out of necessity Erskine donated
the profits from his handiwork to the funding of a private
boys&#8217school. The school needed what money Erskine
could raise so he doubled both as a teacher by day and author
by night. Yet, the popularity of Canadian Mountie motionpictures
and radio programs waned by the time America
entered the war. Erskine, a veteran of World War I, departed
for Hawaii to aid the war cause and educate new flyers in the
skill of aerial combat. Upon his return he discovered that the
radio networks had little interest in reviving the Canadian
Mountie program. Erskine would spend his remaining years
teaching at Solebury School and trying to make ends meet.
This book documents the entire history of Renfrew of the
Mounted, including the short stories, novels, eight motionpictures,
1950s television pilot, and an episode guide from the
long running radio program. Also included are never-beforepublished
photographs and reprints of the unpublished
Renfrew of the Mounted newspaper strip.