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Canadian Mounties (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) corps which gained a romantic reputation for daring exploits and persistence in trailing criminals. [Can. Hist.: NCE, 2367] See : Crime Fighting How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Movie marketing guru Harry Clein compares the new bird-brained buddy movie to ``Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' because of its frantic transcontinental race, filled with close calls, fake IDs, near disasters, not to mention run-ins with the military, the cops, the Royal Canadian Mounties, some Mexican Federales and a few Guatemalan guerrillas. In Brian's Hunt, Brian makes reference to the Canadian Mounties and the Natural Resources Ranger who come to investigate David's cabin. The Canadian Mounties, perhaps the most enduring symbol of Canadian pride and rectitude, were created to restrain the tomfoolery of American whiskey traders. |
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