The Mounties of American writers such as James Oliver Curwood were U.S. marshals in red tunics, given to shootouts and extralegal justice. ... The fictional Mountie was left largely to Hollywood, which had already produced more than 200 movies projecting the American image of the force.

Are Mounties only in Canada?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), formerly (until 1920) North West Mounted Police, byname Mounties, Canada's federal police force. It is also the provincial and criminal police establishment in all provinces except Ontario and Quebec and the only police force in the Yukon and Northwest territories.

Are there still Mounties today?

However, all members of the RCMP have jurisdiction as a peace officer in all provinces and territories of Canada. Despite the name, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are no longer an actual mounted police service, with horses only being used at ceremonial events.