Mystery Trooper

Subtract a few stars if you expect a good serial
"The Mystery Trooper" is a 10 chapter serial produced in 1931 by Harry S. Webb, under the "Wonder Serials" name, directed by Stuart Paton and released by Syndicate Pictures. The story is by Flora E. Douglas, with continuity and dialogue by Carl Krusada. While it has been called the worst serial ever made, such an honour depends on how "worst" is defined, and while certainly a top contender it helps illustrate how the "Poverty Row" producers dealt with making early sound films. My "4-star" rating is mostly from finding that Grapevine's DVD was from the original version, and not an indication of the merits of the serial or of the transfer quality.

The story has Jack Logan (Robert Frazer) inheriting half a map from his uncle, who years earlier had quarreled with his partner over discovery of a lost Indian gold mine near Moosehead, somewhere in Canada. Jack goes to Moosehead, but is followed by a gangster, Mack (Charles King) who plots with Jean Gregg (Al Ferguson), trading...

"The King of Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ "The Mystery Trooper (1931)"
VCI Entertainment and Guaranteed Pictures Co Inc present "The Mystery Trooper" (1931) (Dolby digitally remastered), (a.k.a."Trail of the Royal Mounted") with 10 Chapters of vintage serial episodes jam packed with thrilling action sequences and stunts that will keep you on the edge of your seat...our story opens with this all talkie serial with a map that leads to a rich mysterious Indian mine hidden up in the hills...our hero Jack Logan (Robert Frazer) has in his possession half of the map that Mack (Charles King) is bent on stealing during all 10 episodes...is the heroine Helen (Blanche Mehaffey) and her brother Billy (Buzz Barton) in danger because they too have another part of the map...will our story get anymore exciting with the help of the evil French trader Jean Gregg (Al Ferguson) who is behind most of the skullduggery...can the identity of the cloaked Northwest Mounted Police Constable (The Mystery Trooper) be the answer to clear up all the mysteries that lie ahead... ...but...



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