The Silent Code

The Silent Code (1935) is a western film directed by Stuart Paton rated 6.5/10.

Northwest Mounted Police Corporal Jerry Hale is assigned to take over the district of a fellow-officer, and is puzzled as he had worked this district before and had been mysteriously transferred, disrupting his romance with Helen Brent, the niece of Peter Barkley, the Factor at the trading post. An accountant of the company Berkley works for threatens to expose him when his account is found $10,000 short. Barkley pleads for more time to raise the money. His opportunity arises when he learns that Helen's father and his brother-in-law, Nathan Brent, has struck it rich and is on his way to visit Helen. Barkley instructs his henchmen Carney and Breen to lie in wait and rob Brent of his gold. Brent has a premonition of trouble and buries his gold, making a map of the location. Barkley is disturbed by the arrival of Corporal Hale and goes to warn his men, and finds them already engaged in the attack on Brent. Brent's dog Wolfgang (played by a dog named Rex, or maybe the other way around)...

Cast

Kane Richmond

NWMP Cpl. Jerry Hale

Blanche Mehaffey

Helen Brent

Wolfang

Rex, King of Dogs

J.P. McGowan

Commissioner

Joseph W. Girard

NWMP Inspector Manning

Barney Furey

Peter Barkley

Pat Harmon

Henchman Carney

Ben Corbett

Henchman Breen

Carl Mathews

Henchman Lobo

Edward Coxen

Nathan Brent

Bud Osborne

Mountie Sergeant

Clarence Davis

Redwing