The Phantom Buster

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The Phantom Buster
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Directed by William Bertram
Written by Betty Burbridge
Walter J. Coburn
Produced byLester F. Scott Jr.
Starring Buddy Roosevelt
Alma Rayford
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • August 14, 1927 (1927-08-14)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Phantom Buster is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William Bertram starring Buddy Roosevelt and featuring Boris Karloff in a supporting role. It is considered a lost film. [1]

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Plot

Bill Turner, a construction worker, steals from the corporate payroll for a gang and frames his lookalike Jeff McCloud for the crime. After Turner gets killed in an armed robbery by Jim Breed, Jeff escapes from prison and takes Turner's place in the gang, which is smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border. After an ambush McCloud is cared for by Babs, who was betrothed to Turner by her grandfather. Breed appears and reveals Jeff's ruse, but he and Babs are rescued by law enforcement.

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Phantom Buster". Silent Era. Retrieved April 13, 2008.