Yankee Fakir
# Yankee Fakir

Yankee Fakir is a 1947 American mystery film directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder and written by Richard S. Conway. The film stars Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Clem Bevans, Ransom M. Sherman, Frank Reicher and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures.

## Plot

Two peddlers Mergatroid Barthlomew "Yankee" Davis (Douglas Fowley) and Professor Newton (Ransom M. Sherman) discover a smuggling operation in the fictional town of Mystic, Arizona. Border patrol officer Mason (Forrest Taylor) investigates, while his daughter Mary Mason (Joan Woodbury) runs a boarding house.

## Cast

* Douglas Fowley as Murgatroyd Bartholomew 'Yankee' Davis
* Joan Woodbury as Mary Mason
* Clem Bevans as Shaggy Hartley posing as Professor Davis
* Ransom M. Sherman as Professor Newton
* Frank Reicher as Banker H.W. Randall
* Marc Lawrence as Duke
* Walter Soderling as Sheriff
* Eula Guy as Mrs. Irmatrude Tetley
* Forrest Taylor as Border Guard Mason
* Elinor Appleton as Jenny
* Peter Michael as Border Guard Walker
* Elspeth Dudgeon as Scrubwoman
* Ernie Adams as Charlie
* Tom Bernard as Tommy Mason
