The Mystery Rider

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The Mystery Rider
Directed by Robert J. Horner
Written byRobert J. Horner
Bert Ames (titles)
Produced byRobert J. Horner
Starring William Desmond
CinematographyPaul Allen
Edited byFrank Penrock
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
November 25, 1928
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

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]

Contents

A trailer for the film (or its episodes) survives in the Library of Congress. [4]

Cast

Episodes

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References

  1. The Mystery Rider at silentera.com
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Mystery Rider
  3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Mystery Rider
  4. 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