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The Riddle Rider
Also known as Die Geißel der Banditen in Austria; 謎の騎手 in Japan
(1924-1925) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters
Directed by William James Craft
Cast: William Desmond [Randolph Parker, also known as The Riddle Rider], Eileen Sedgwick [Nan Madden], Helen Holmes [Julie Dean], Claude Peyton [Victor Raymond], William H. Gould (William Gould) [Jack Archer], Ben Corbett [Monte Blade], Hughie Mack [Willie], Albert J. Smith, Margaret Royce, Artie Ortego, Yakima Canutt
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [A Universal Serial]. / Scenario by George W. Pyper, William E. Wing and Arthur Henry Gooden, from a screen story by George W. Pyper, William E. Wing and Arthur Henry Gooden. Stunts by George Fiske and Frances Miles. / 15 chapters: [1] “The Canyon Torrent,” released 23 November 1924; [2] “Crashing Doom,” released 30 November 1924; [3] “In the Path of Death,” released 7 December 1924; [4] “Plunged into the Depths,” released 14 December 1924; [5] “Race for a Fortune,” released 21 December 1924; [6] “Sinister Shadows,” released 28 December 1924; [7] “The Swindle,” released 4 January 1925; [8] “The Frame-Up,” released 11 January 1925; [9] “False Faces,” released 18 January 1925; [10] “At the Brink of Death,” released 25 January 1925; [11] “Thundering Steeds,” released 1 February 1925; [12] “Trapped,” released 8 February 1925; [13] “The Valley of Fate,” released 15 February 1925; [14] “The Deadline,” released 22 February 1925; [15] “The Final Reckoning,” released 29 February 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : However, a frame enlargement of the serial’s main title appears in Lahue-Bound p. 96, indicating that prints may still exist.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 131, 132, 151; Lahue-Bound p. 96; Lahue-Continued pp. 94h, 242-243, 288; Stedman-Serials p. 30 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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