Here are some web-found images of one of my fave cowboy actors, Tim McCoy, in a Mountie role, from the 1935 picture FIGHTING SHADOWS. I don't have this in the prodigious Mountie DVD collection yet (I have yet to find a copy for sale), but I thought these great on-set images were pretty spectacular and worth posting. Unlike some of the cowboy stars of his era, McCoy had real cowboy credentials, having left his education behind to work as a ranch hand in Wyoming, learning all the appropriate skills, plus becoming conversant in the local Indian languages. This is the only Mountie movie of his that I know of, and info is relatively scarce. When I find a copy, I'll review it here. If you've seen it, let me know!
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