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The Mystery Rider
Also known as I mystiriodis heir in Greece; El Jinette Misterioso in Spain; The Mysterious Rider in the United Kingdom
(1928-1929) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / [?] 38? reels
Directed by [?] Jack Nelson and/or Robert J. Horner?
Cast: William Desmond [Winthrop Lane, also known as The Mystery Rider], Derelys Perdue [Grace Wentworth], Tom London [David Manning, also known as The Claw], Bud Osborne [Bull Leonard], Walter Shumway [Norman Wentworth], Ned Bassett [the sheriff], Syd Saylor, Ben Corbett, Slim Lucas, Jack Shannon, Bud McClure [stunt performer]
Robert J. Horner Productions production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Robert J. Horner. Scenario by Robert J. Horner. Cinematography by Paul Allen (Paul H. Allen). Film editor, Frank Penrock. Intertitles written by Bert Ames. / Ten chapters: [1] “The Clutching Claw,” released 25 November 1928; [2] “Trapped,” released 2 December 1928; [3] “The Stampede,” released 9 December 1928; [4] “Hands Up,” released 16 December 1928; [5] “Buried Alive,” released 23 December 1928; [6] “The Fatal Shot,” released 30 December 1928; [7] “Hurled Through Space,” released 6 January 1929; [8] “Unmasked,” released 13 January 1929; [9] “Doomed,” released 20 January 1929; [10] “The End of the Trail,” released 27 January 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom as The Mysterious Rider in 1928. [?] Website-IMDb lists the production as a 19-episode serial, likely in error. / Silent film.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 1 May 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 151; Lahue-Continued pp. 266, 287; Stedman-Serials pp. 30, 47 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
Home video: DVD.
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