"Sergeant Preston of the North-West Mounted Police, with Yukon King, the swiftest and strongest lead dog, breaking the trail in the relentless pursuit of lawbreakers in the wild days of the Yukon."
Preston and King pursue fur thieves who are responsible for the death of an Indian brave. They are aided by an aspiring news photographer who always happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Starring Dick Simmons, and featuring Pitt Herbert as photographer Horace Bean and Lyn Thomas as entertainer Folly Lavern; Yukon King and Rex (Preston's horse) play themselves. Vic Perrin narrates. Filmed not in the Yukon, but in California and Colorado.
The show's sponsor, Quaker Oats, gave away land in the Yukon as a promotional gimmick for the show. Genuine deeds to one square inch of land in the Yukon were included in boxes of Quaker's Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice Cereals. I think my deed went out the same time my mother got rid of my baseball cards; otherwise, I could have struck it rich and become a millionaire.
Enjoy this early episode,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4vTkiw2ddI
I am sure I watched this but I don't remember it except for the title.
ReplyDeleteI never had much opportunity to see this as a kid...did catch a few minutes of an odd episode when cable channels mined video for cheap fare.
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