The Avenging Rider (1928 film)

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The Avenging Rider
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Directed by Wallace Fox
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by Della M. King
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Avenging Rider is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Tom Tyler, Florence Allen and Frankie Darro. [1]

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Plot

According to Billboard magazine, "the story concerns rivalry between two ranch owners in a boundary dispute, with the result that one is murdered by the other. The deceased leaves his ranch to his niece, played by Florence Allen, and the foreman Tom Tyler. The girl owner of one-half of the ranch brings out a load of her friends and tries to make a dancing academy out of the place, but meets opposition by Tyler. The villain in his attempt to play up to the attractive girl, tries to blame Tyler for the murder of the ranch owner. However, the hero unearths evidence that eventually lands the real murderer in the pen." [2]

Cast

Reception

Billboard's review was positive towards the film, stating that "it is sure to please the action-craving kids and adults." [2]

The Film Daily gave the film a positive review, despite saying "There is nothing about it to lift it out of the usual run of westerns built to get the vote of the younger fans." [3]

Variety gave the film a poor review, with the reviewer calling the film "monotonous" and "generally nonsensical and abnormally hacked." [4]

Preservation

A fragment of the film is held by the Gosfilmofond. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 30. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  2. 1 2 The Billboard, Cincinnati: Billboard Publishing Company, December 8, 1928, p. 50PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ The Film Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. November 11, 1928. p. 4.
  4. ↑ Variety. New York City: Variety Publishing Company. November 14, 1928. p. 30.
  5. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Avenging Rider". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
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