Rider of the Plains

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Rider of the Plains
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Directed by John P. McCarthy
Written by Wellyn Totman
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Archie Stout
Edited by Charles J. Hunt
Production
company
Trem Carr Pictures
Distributed bySyndicate Pictures
Release date
May 3, 1931
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rider of the Plains is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge. [1]

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Plot

A reformed outlaw adopts an orphan, Silent Sandy. When some citizens of the town discover Saunders's background, they contrive a scheme to take Sandy away by implicating Saunders in a robbery. Sandy gives a false witness account to protect Saunders, and the real perpetrators are caught. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Pitts p.400
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Rider of the Plains (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

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