The Mystery Rider is a lost[1][2] 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Robert J. Horner and starring William Desmond. Horner produced and released through Universal Pictures. AFI has the film listed as a five-reel feature (a possible whittled-down five-reel version of the serial).[3]
| The Mystery Rider | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert J. Horner |
| Written by | Robert J. Horner Bert Ames (titles) |
| Produced by | Robert J. Horner |
| Starring | William Desmond |
| Cinematography | Paul Allen |
| Edited by | Frank Penrock |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
A trailer for the film (or its episodes) survives in the Library of Congress.[4]
Cast
edit- William Desmond - Winthrop Lane/The Mystery Rider
- Derelys Perdue - Grace Wentworth
- Tom London - David Manning/The Claw
- Bud Osborne - Bull Leonard
- Walter Shumway - Norman Wentworth
- Ned Bassett - The Sheriff
- Syd Saylor -
- Ben Corbett -
- Slim Lucas -
- Jack Shannon -
- Bud McClure -
Episodes
edit- 1. The Clutching Claw
- 2. Trapped
- 3. The Stampede
- 4. Hands Up
- 5. Buried Alive
- 6. The Fatal Shot
- 7. Hurled Through Space
- 8. Unmasked
- 9. Doomed
- 10. The End of the Trail
References
edit- ^ The Mystery Rider at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Mystery Rider
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Mystery Rider
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title)[trailer only] p.124 c.1978 American Film Institute
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